Steve Bannon, the Church Militant and the Global War Against Islam Mideast Peace Politics & Society Steve Bannon, the Church Militant and the Global War Against Islam Richard Silverstein February 1, 2017 Steve Bannon gave a speech to a Vatican conference sponsored by a right-wing Catholic organization. It’s eye-opening,... Read More Read more about Steve Bannon, the Church Militant and the Global War Against Islam
Nice Attack Motive Questioned: Killer Was Troubled Sex Addict, Not Violent Jihadi Mideast Peace Nice Attack Motive Questioned: Killer Was Troubled Sex Addict, Not Violent Jihadi Richard Silverstein July 19, 2016 Though it runs counter to the official French and Islamophobic narrative, news sources probing the background of... Read More Read more about Nice Attack Motive Questioned: Killer Was Troubled Sex Addict, Not Violent Jihadi
Why “Reform” Islam? Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Politics & Society Why “Reform” Islam? Richard Silverstein November 20, 2015 With the world-wide fallout over the Paris attacks and ISIS’ bloody role in them, pundits and journalists... Read More Read more about Why “Reform” Islam?
Shabak Claims to Uncover ISIS Cell in Israeli Palestinian Town Mideast Peace Shabak Claims to Uncover ISIS Cell in Israeli Palestinian Town Richard Silverstein September 6, 2014 The above headline isn’t precisely correct. Shabak believes it’s exposed an ISIS cell in Umm al-Fahm, a... Read More Read more about Shabak Claims to Uncover ISIS Cell in Israeli Palestinian Town
Israel and Jihadis: Fanning Flames of Terror Mideast Peace Israel and Jihadis: Fanning Flames of Terror Richard Silverstein June 1, 2014 Yesterday’s news that French police searching for drug contraband on a bus had captured Mehdi Nemmouche, the... Read More Read more about Israel and Jihadis: Fanning Flames of Terror
“Muslim Rage” and the Hypocrisy of the Western Liberal Elite Mideast Peace “Muslim Rage” and the Hypocrisy of the Western Liberal Elite Richard Silverstein September 24, 2012 The western liberal élite has a problem with Muslims, in particular with Muslim Rage, as Newsweek’s cover... Read More Read more about “Muslim Rage” and the Hypocrisy of the Western Liberal Elite
Israel’s First Drone Strike Inside Egyptian Territory Kills Sinai Bedouin Mideast Peace Israel’s First Drone Strike Inside Egyptian Territory Kills Sinai Bedouin Richard Silverstein August 26, 2012 A week ago or so I wrote here that given Barack Obama’s expansive interpretation of U.S. interests,... Read More Read more about Israel’s First Drone Strike Inside Egyptian Territory Kills Sinai Bedouin
Yediot: IDF Investigation Confirms All Eilat Attackers Were Egyptian, Not Gazan Mideast Peace Yediot: IDF Investigation Confirms All Eilat Attackers Were Egyptian, Not Gazan Richard Silverstein September 21, 2011 Alex Fishman, Yediot Achronot’s veteran security correspondent, and one of the few Israeli journalists skeptical about the... Read More Read more about Yediot: IDF Investigation Confirms All Eilat Attackers Were Egyptian, Not Gazan
Did Mumbai Terrorists Torture Jews? Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Did Mumbai Terrorists Torture Jews? Richard Silverstein December 1, 2008 Thanks to reader Alex Stein for forcing me to write a post I hate to write with... Read More Read more about Did Mumbai Terrorists Torture Jews?
Ignatius on Fading Power of Jihad Mideast Peace Politics & Society Ignatius on Fading Power of Jihad Richard Silverstein March 8, 2008 What better time to raise the flag of tolerance and moderation in the so-called confrontation between Islam... Read More Read more about Ignatius on Fading Power of Jihad
A Mighty Heart Defies Expectations Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Politics & Society A Mighty Heart Defies Expectations Richard Silverstein July 24, 2007 I saw A Mighty Heart last night, the movie about Daniel Pearl‘s abduction and murder, and I... Read More Read more about A Mighty Heart Defies Expectations
Blair’s New War Against the Niqab Mideast Peace Politics & Society Blair’s New War Against the Niqab Richard Silverstein October 18, 2006 Tony Blair’s war in Iraq is failing miserably. Even his own military chief has rightfully called it... Read More Read more about Blair’s New War Against the Niqab