When Israel’s Early Leaders Pondered the “Arab Question,” Ben Gurion Called Them “Donkeys” Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace When Israel’s Early Leaders Pondered the “Arab Question,” Ben Gurion Called Them “Donkeys” Richard Silverstein January 5, 2018 NOTE: I use the term “Palestinian” in various forms in this piece. But for the sake of... Read More Read more about When Israel’s Early Leaders Pondered the “Arab Question,” Ben Gurion Called Them “Donkeys”
Ben Gurion’s Plan for Regional Conquest and Israeli Empire Mideast Peace Ben Gurion’s Plan for Regional Conquest and Israeli Empire Richard Silverstein September 1, 2016 Odeh Bisharat, one of Haaretz’s few Israeli-Palestinian columnists (Sayeh Kashua is another), published an incisive article on what... Read More Read more about Ben Gurion’s Plan for Regional Conquest and Israeli Empire
Israeli Activists Urge IDF Pilots to Refuse Orders to Attack Iran Mideast Peace Israeli Activists Urge IDF Pilots to Refuse Orders to Attack Iran Richard Silverstein August 9, 2012 Israeli peace activists have created an online petition which calls for IAF pilots to refuse to participate... Read More Read more about Israeli Activists Urge IDF Pilots to Refuse Orders to Attack Iran
Dagan, Ashkenazi, Diskin, Peres Likely Foiled 2010 Netanyahu-Barak Attack on Iran Mideast Peace Dagan, Ashkenazi, Diskin, Peres Likely Foiled 2010 Netanyahu-Barak Attack on Iran Richard Silverstein June 6, 2011 Amir Oren is one of Haaretz’s most artful journalists when he addresses sensitive security-related matters. In his... Read More Read more about Dagan, Ashkenazi, Diskin, Peres Likely Foiled 2010 Netanyahu-Barak Attack on Iran
Move Over Nakba, Naksa is Here Mideast Peace Politics & Society Move Over Nakba, Naksa is Here Richard Silverstein June 4, 2011 Until a few years ago, it seemed that the narrative of the Israeli-Arab conflict was determined mostly... Read More Read more about Move Over Nakba, Naksa is Here
Seattle Metro Bus Ad Controversy: King County Suspends Free Speech Mideast Peace Seattle Metro Bus Ad Controversy: King County Suspends Free Speech Richard Silverstein December 23, 2010 Like a good general, I have a rule I try to follow about blogging: I try to... Read More Read more about Seattle Metro Bus Ad Controversy: King County Suspends Free Speech
In Fit of Pique, Israel Cancels Strategic Dialogue With Britain Mideast Peace In Fit of Pique, Israel Cancels Strategic Dialogue With Britain Richard Silverstein November 3, 2010 In yet another sign that Israel is feeling the pain of war crimes accountability, it announced during... Read More Read more about In Fit of Pique, Israel Cancels Strategic Dialogue With Britain
Tom Segev Critically Reviews Benny Morris’ new book, ‘1948’ Mideast Peace Tom Segev Critically Reviews Benny Morris’ new book, ‘1948’ Richard Silverstein July 19, 2010 “1948: A History of the first Arab-Israeli War” by Benny Morris – A War of Necessity Translated... Read More Read more about Tom Segev Critically Reviews Benny Morris’ new book, ‘1948’
Shin Bet Critic Says: ‘Moment You Decide You Have Nothing to Live For, You Find You Have Something to Die For’ Mideast Peace Shin Bet Critic Says: ‘Moment You Decide You Have Nothing to Live For, You Find You Have Something to Die For’ Richard Silverstein January 5, 2007 Israeli rightists will not tell you about the Nissim Levys of Israel. They don’t want you to... Read More Read more about Shin Bet Critic Says: ‘Moment You Decide You Have Nothing to Live For, You Find You Have Something to Die For’
Amid the Bullets and Bombs, Warring Peoples Find Common Ground Mideast Peace Amid the Bullets and Bombs, Warring Peoples Find Common Ground Richard Silverstein August 13, 2006 There is almost nothing positive or constructive that has come out of the war in Lebanon. It... Read More Read more about Amid the Bullets and Bombs, Warring Peoples Find Common Ground
Ze’ev Sternhell on Lebanon: ‘Israel’s Most Unsuccessful War’ Mideast Peace Ze’ev Sternhell on Lebanon: ‘Israel’s Most Unsuccessful War’ Richard Silverstein August 3, 2006 Ze’ev Sternhell, Leon Blum Professor of Political Science at Hebrew University, has penned another savage attack in... Read More Read more about Ze’ev Sternhell on Lebanon: ‘Israel’s Most Unsuccessful War’
Secret 1967 Israeli Foreign Ministry Memo Argued Settlements Violated Geneva Convention Mideast Peace Secret 1967 Israeli Foreign Ministry Memo Argued Settlements Violated Geneva Convention Richard Silverstein March 11, 2006 Gershom Gorenberg, in today’s NY Times has just revealed a secret memo written by the Foreign Ministry’s... Read More Read more about Secret 1967 Israeli Foreign Ministry Memo Argued Settlements Violated Geneva Convention