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
Australia Two-State Debate Invites, then Disinvites, then Reinvites Palestinian BDS Activist Mideast Peace Australia Two-State Debate Invites, then Disinvites, then Reinvites Palestinian BDS Activist Richard Silverstein May 21, 2014 Peter Beinart and Dahlia Scheindlin, both known for their liberal Zionist views and support for a two... Read More Read more about Australia Two-State Debate Invites, then Disinvites, then Reinvites Palestinian BDS Activist
Israel’s War on Facebook Mideast Peace Israel’s War on Facebook Richard Silverstein March 4, 2014 I mean the title of this post in two ways: first, the Shabak is at war with... Read More Read more about Israel’s War on Facebook
Bibi’s Cheap Trick on Abu Mazen Mideast Peace Bibi’s Cheap Trick on Abu Mazen Richard Silverstein February 7, 2014 Back in the days of old (rock oldies, that is) there used to be a rock band... Read More Read more about Bibi’s Cheap Trick on Abu Mazen
Israeli Diplomats in South Africa (1964) on Boycott: Shades of BDS! Mideast Peace Israeli Diplomats in South Africa (1964) on Boycott: Shades of BDS! Richard Silverstein February 3, 2014 Thanks to Yigal Arens for posting this amazing portion of an Israeli diplomatic memo from its South... Read More Read more about Israeli Diplomats in South Africa (1964) on Boycott: Shades of BDS!
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
Pete Seeger’s Evolution on Israel Folk & World Music Mideast Peace Pete Seeger’s Evolution on Israel Richard Silverstein January 29, 2014 Last night, in my appreciation of Pete Seeger I wrote about the Weavers mega-hit, Tzenah. I noted... Read More Read more about Pete Seeger’s Evolution on Israel
Bard College Reaffirms Relationship with Al Quds University Mideast Peace Bard College Reaffirms Relationship with Al Quds University Richard Silverstein November 24, 2013 Bard College Pres. Leon Botstein has struck an entirely different note in his relationship with Al Quds... Read More Read more about Bard College Reaffirms Relationship with Al Quds University
Shin Bet Arrests Palestinian Journalist Returning from Egypt Mideast Peace Shin Bet Arrests Palestinian Journalist Returning from Egypt Richard Silverstein November 9, 2013 Israel’s security services arrested Palestinian journalist, Mohammed Abu Khdeir, after he returned from a reporting trip to... Read More Read more about Shin Bet Arrests Palestinian Journalist Returning from Egypt
Iran and Syria: Best of Times, Worst of Times Mideast Peace Politics & Society Iran and Syria: Best of Times, Worst of Times Richard Silverstein October 21, 2013 Charles Dickens’ novel, A Tale of Two Cities begins with those famous lines: It was the best... Read More Read more about Iran and Syria: Best of Times, Worst of Times
The Horror: Gush Etzion Settlers Wake Up to Find Google Says They Live in Palestine! Mideast Peace The Horror: Gush Etzion Settlers Wake Up to Find Google Says They Live in Palestine! Richard Silverstein May 22, 2013 To quote Joseph Conrad’s Captain Kurtz on his deathbed: “the horror!” Yisrael HaYom conveys (English translation thanks... Read More Read more about The Horror: Gush Etzion Settlers Wake Up to Find Google Says They Live in Palestine!
Obama to Palestine: “Drop Dead” Mideast Peace Politics & Society Obama to Palestine: “Drop Dead” Richard Silverstein March 21, 2013 Way back in the 1970s, New York City was on the verge of bankruptcy and its leaders... Read More Read more about Obama to Palestine: “Drop Dead”