Manzanar to Palestine: Legacy of Internment and Ethnic-Cleansing Mideast Peace Manzanar to Palestine: Legacy of Internment and Ethnic-Cleansing Richard Silverstein July 25, 2022 Last night, I watched a fascinating PBS documentary, Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust. We all know,... Read More Read more about Manzanar to Palestine: Legacy of Internment and Ethnic-Cleansing
Beinart’s ‘Road to a New Jerusalem’ Mideast Peace Beinart’s ‘Road to a New Jerusalem’ Richard Silverstein July 10, 2020 NOTE: Middle East Eye just published my latest piece on Israel’s attack on Iran’s Natanz centrifuge production... Read More Read more about Beinart’s ‘Road to a New Jerusalem’
Gantz Negotiating to Form Unity Government with Likud Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Gantz Negotiating to Form Unity Government with Likud Richard Silverstein March 22, 2020 Benny Gantz, leader of Israel’s Blue and White Opposition appears to have abandoned his plan to form... Read More Read more about Gantz Negotiating to Form Unity Government with Likud
The Case for Palestinian Return Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace The Case for Palestinian Return Richard Silverstein January 21, 2018 The film, Dr. Strangelove bears the subtitle, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.... Read More Read more about The Case for Palestinian Return
Abbas Incensed With Kushner, After He Fully Adopts Israeli Talking Points Mideast Peace Politics & Society Abbas Incensed With Kushner, After He Fully Adopts Israeli Talking Points Richard Silverstein June 24, 2017 Bibi Netanyahu has proven himself masterful at drowning every U.S. effort at brokering Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in... Read More Read more about Abbas Incensed With Kushner, After He Fully Adopts Israeli Talking Points
Seattle Mosque, Synagogues Faithwash Israel-Palestine Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Seattle Seattle Mosque, Synagogues Faithwash Israel-Palestine Richard Silverstein April 13, 2017 The local Seattle Jewish “lifestyle magazine,” Jewish in Seattle, features a story this month promoting a “Jewish... Read More Read more about Seattle Mosque, Synagogues Faithwash Israel-Palestine
Israel Ditches Democracy Amidst Independence Day Celebration Mideast Peace Israel Ditches Democracy Amidst Independence Day Celebration Richard Silverstein May 5, 2014 On Israel Independence Day, the Netanyahu government succeeded in torching democracy at the expense of a budding... Read More Read more about Israel Ditches Democracy Amidst Independence Day Celebration
Kerry’s Israel-Palestine “Framework” is DOA Mideast Peace Kerry’s Israel-Palestine “Framework” is DOA Richard Silverstein January 30, 2014 I can’t think of anything more dry and boring than talking about a diplomatic “framework.” It’s enough... Read More Read more about Kerry’s Israel-Palestine “Framework” is DOA
Kerry Lobbying Arab Strongmen to Pressure Palestinians to Accept Israel as Jewish State Mideast Peace Kerry Lobbying Arab Strongmen to Pressure Palestinians to Accept Israel as Jewish State Richard Silverstein January 8, 2014 Tonight’s news is yet another in those series of wacky ‘flyers’ that Israeli-Arab peace negotiators sometimes take... Read More Read more about Kerry Lobbying Arab Strongmen to Pressure Palestinians to Accept Israel as Jewish State
Has Israel Passed Its Sell-By Date? Mideast Peace Has Israel Passed Its Sell-By Date? Richard Silverstein October 9, 2012 No, I didn’t devise that title in case there are any pro-Israel folk out there seeking further... Read More Read more about Has Israel Passed Its Sell-By Date?
What Spencer Ackerman Doesn’t Know about the Pro-Israel Crowd Could Fill a Book (or More) Mideast Peace What Spencer Ackerman Doesn’t Know about the Pro-Israel Crowd Could Fill a Book (or More) Richard Silverstein January 27, 2012 What Spencer Ackerman doesn’t know about the pro-Israel crowd would fill a reservoir the size of Central... Read More Read more about What Spencer Ackerman Doesn’t Know about the Pro-Israel Crowd Could Fill a Book (or More)
MK Danny Danon: Latest in Racist Legislative Fashion Mideast Peace MK Danny Danon: Latest in Racist Legislative Fashion Richard Silverstein December 5, 2011 If you want to check on the pulse of Israeli fashion–that is the “fashion” of Israeli racism–you... Read More Read more about MK Danny Danon: Latest in Racist Legislative Fashion