Gaza, Genocide and Holocaust Exceptionalism Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Gaza, Genocide and Holocaust Exceptionalism Richard Silverstein April 12, 2024 DONATE: I am hosting a Facebook fundraiser for Tikun Olam. It reports on the war in Gaza,... Read More Read more about Gaza, Genocide and Holocaust Exceptionalism
The Zionist Fallacy Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace The Zionist Fallacy Richard Silverstein June 12, 2023 Zionist apologetics is based on two sets of claims which are each problematic. One is nationalist and... Read More Read more about The Zionist Fallacy
Terror, Religion and Politics in Israel: a Toxic Brew Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Terror, Religion and Politics in Israel: a Toxic Brew Richard Silverstein January 30, 2023 WANTED: I am looking for a web designer who can do a redesign for this site. It... Read More Read more about Terror, Religion and Politics in Israel: a Toxic Brew
Meet Amichai Chikli: Israel’s Homophobic, Anti-Reform Judaism Minister for Diaspora Affairs Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Meet Amichai Chikli: Israel’s Homophobic, Anti-Reform Judaism Minister for Diaspora Affairs Richard Silverstein January 9, 2023 UPDATE: Jacobin Magazine just published my essay, For the Israeli Right, the New Government Represents a Return... Read More Read more about Meet Amichai Chikli: Israel’s Homophobic, Anti-Reform Judaism Minister for Diaspora Affairs
Religion and Fascism: a History Mideast Peace Religion and Fascism: a History Richard Silverstein October 21, 2022 Please Donate: Contribute to my Dropbox campaign to raise $900 for a subscription to the world’s leading... Read More Read more about Religion and Fascism: a History
Religion: the Myth of the Eternal Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Religion: the Myth of the Eternal Richard Silverstein September 29, 2022 While today I largely live the life of a secular Jew, I have always been deeply engaged... Read More Read more about Religion: the Myth of the Eternal
Passover and Palestine: Our Joy Must Not Be Their Suffering Mideast Peace Seattle Passover and Palestine: Our Joy Must Not Be Their Suffering Richard Silverstein April 16, 2022 Jewish history is one of enslavement, exile, and catastrophe. It is also one of rebellion, resistance, redemption,... Read More Read more about Passover and Palestine: Our Joy Must Not Be Their Suffering
Ramadan Rebellion in Palestine Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Ramadan Rebellion in Palestine Richard Silverstein April 3, 2022 שער שכם,סרטון של משטרת ישראל👇 pic.twitter.com/igQa1Me97a — Real News IL (@RealNewsIL) April 3, 2022 שער שכם,מסתערבים👇 pic.twitter.com/XvIdEG7i2I... Read More Read more about Ramadan Rebellion in Palestine
Israel’s Abandonment of Ukraine Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Israel’s Abandonment of Ukraine Richard Silverstein March 23, 2022 NOTE: Al Jazeera published an abridged version of this essay here. Poll: 76% of Israelis support Ukraine.... Read More Read more about Israel’s Abandonment of Ukraine
Texas Synagogue Attack: Don’t Rush to Judgment Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Texas Synagogue Attack: Don’t Rush to Judgment Richard Silverstein January 16, 2022 UPDATE II: Rabbi Cytron-Walker did a CBS interview this morning and made clear that the gunman who attacked... Read More Read more about Texas Synagogue Attack: Don’t Rush to Judgment
Anti-Semitism and Anti-Palestinianism: Two Sides of Same Hateful Coin Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Anti-Semitism and Anti-Palestinianism: Two Sides of Same Hateful Coin Richard Silverstein August 10, 2021 Peter Beinart published a Jewish Currents essay last month about the attack by the Israel Lobby and... Read More Read more about Anti-Semitism and Anti-Palestinianism: Two Sides of Same Hateful Coin
Poll: Quarter of US Jews Believe Israel is Apartheid, Genocidal State Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Politics & Society Poll: Quarter of US Jews Believe Israel is Apartheid, Genocidal State Richard Silverstein July 15, 2021 The Jewish Electorate Institute, a voter initiative of Jewish Democrats, released a poll of views on Israel.... Read More Read more about Poll: Quarter of US Jews Believe Israel is Apartheid, Genocidal State