Chutzpah: Trump’s Middle East Maven Demands Hamas Be Israel’s Poodle Mideast Peace Chutzpah: Trump’s Middle East Maven Demands Hamas Be Israel’s Poodle Richard Silverstein October 19, 2017 As I’ve been observing the response to the Hamas-Fatah reconciliation process, one aspect of it stood out:... Read More Read more about Chutzpah: Trump’s Middle East Maven Demands Hamas Be Israel’s Poodle
Palestinians Militants Kidnap Three Israeli Teenagers Mideast Peace Palestinians Militants Kidnap Three Israeli Teenagers Richard Silverstein June 14, 2014 Three Israeli teenagers were kidnapped by presumed Palestinian militants near Hebron yesterday, while hitchhiking through the West... Read More Read more about Palestinians Militants Kidnap Three Israeli Teenagers
Netanyahu, Kerry Make Peace…Between Palestinians! Mideast Peace Netanyahu, Kerry Make Peace…Between Palestinians! Richard Silverstein April 23, 2014 The unthinkable has happened! Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Secretary Kerry have made a remarkable achievement. They... Read More Read more about Netanyahu, Kerry Make Peace…Between Palestinians!
Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talk Charade Mideast Peace Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talk Charade Richard Silverstein July 21, 2013 I’ve held off writing about John Kerry’s shuttle diplomacy attempting to restart the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, because... Read More Read more about Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talk Charade
Hamas Turns Against Syria’s Regime Mideast Peace Hamas Turns Against Syria’s Regime Richard Silverstein February 25, 2012 Hamas, which made its home in Syria for well over a decade, has finally turned on its... Read More Read more about Hamas Turns Against Syria’s Regime
Abbas to Head Fatah-Hamas Unity Government Till Planned Elections Mideast Peace Abbas to Head Fatah-Hamas Unity Government Till Planned Elections Richard Silverstein February 7, 2012 Mahmoud Abbas and Khaled Meshal have reached an agreement that would provide for Abbas to head a... Read More Read more about Abbas to Head Fatah-Hamas Unity Government Till Planned Elections
Fatah Source Claims Meshal Ordered End to Terror Attacks Against Israel Mideast Peace Fatah Source Claims Meshal Ordered End to Terror Attacks Against Israel Richard Silverstein December 29, 2011 Haaretz journalists are reporting a story (Hebrew) that a source within Fatah has informed them that Khaled Meshal... Read More Read more about Fatah Source Claims Meshal Ordered End to Terror Attacks Against Israel
Palestinian Entrepreneur Key to Hamas-Fatah Unity Deal, Talks Tough in Maariv Interview Mideast Peace Palestinian Entrepreneur Key to Hamas-Fatah Unity Deal, Talks Tough in Maariv Interview Richard Silverstein June 12, 2011 Robert Fisk has penned a major story about billionaire businessman Munib al-Masri, the wealthiest Palestinian perhaps in... Read More Read more about Palestinian Entrepreneur Key to Hamas-Fatah Unity Deal, Talks Tough in Maariv Interview
New Truthout Story on Amazing Twists and Turns of Hamas-Fatah Unity Deal and Its Repercussions Mideast Peace New Truthout Story on Amazing Twists and Turns of Hamas-Fatah Unity Deal and Its Repercussions Richard Silverstein May 15, 2011 Truthout has just published my latest piece on the Hamas-Fatah unity deal and the repercussions it has... Read More Read more about New Truthout Story on Amazing Twists and Turns of Hamas-Fatah Unity Deal and Its Repercussions
Hamas, No Leopard, Seems to Be Changing Its Spots Mideast Peace Hamas, No Leopard, Seems to Be Changing Its Spots Richard Silverstein May 13, 2011 The Bible asks rhetorically whether a leopard can change its spots. Maybe not. But people and political... Read More Read more about Hamas, No Leopard, Seems to Be Changing Its Spots
Irrelevance of J Street Mideast Peace Irrelevance of J Street Richard Silverstein May 10, 2011 The Yom Kippur liturgy talks about the two goats which marked the Yom Kippur holiday in ancient... Read More Read more about Irrelevance of J Street
Hamas’ Meshal Offers New Pragmatism, Renounces Violence (For Now) Mideast Peace Politics & Society Hamas’ Meshal Offers New Pragmatism, Renounces Violence (For Now) Richard Silverstein May 7, 2011 In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Hamas’ Khaled Meshal offered a newly pragmatic, consensus-driven Hamas... Read More Read more about Hamas’ Meshal Offers New Pragmatism, Renounces Violence (For Now)