saudi arabia

Former Mossad Chief: Ask China to Mediate for Iran-Israel Relations Instead of bemoaning Saudi-Iran agreement, Israel should capitalize on it for a diplomatic initiative of its own

Richard Silverstein March 14, 2023

In 2000, Ariel Sharon made a Jewish ‘pilgrimage’ to what he called the Temple Mount. What Muslims...

Iran, Saudi Arabia Renew Relations Under Chinese Auspices Israel pressures Biden to accept Saudi conditions for opening relations

Richard Silverstein March 11, 2023

One momentous development today. And another curious one clearly is related in some way. Iran and Saudi...

Biden in Israel: Unforced Errors Attacks Democratic critics of Israel, calling them "few," while rejecting apartheid label

Richard Silverstein July 14, 2022

Joe Biden has completed the Israel leg of his Middle East coming-out party. Even before he left...

Saudis Used NSO Group’s Pegasus in Misogynist Smears of Female Journalists Legal Dispute Leads to Potential Company Sale to US Investor

Richard Silverstein August 2, 2021

The Israeli spyware company, NSO Group, has been in the line of fire after a major international...

In the Middle East, Is Hope Still a Dirty Word?

Richard Silverstein May 5, 2021

Either PT Barnum or HL Mencken (depending on who you ask) once said: “No one ever went...

BREAKING: Israeli Who Offered Escape to Jordanian Ex-Crown Prince’s Family is Mossad Asset

Richard Silverstein April 4, 2021

חשיפה: הישראלי רועי שפושניק, המעורב באירועים האחרונים בחצר המלוכה בירדן, הוא סייען של המוסד حصري: الاسرائيلي روعي...

Will Biden Face Down Netanyahu or Let Him Dominate Iran Nuclear Talks?

Richard Silverstein January 25, 2021

Bibi Netanyahu has proven time and again that he is poison when it comes to Iran. He...

Does Attack by Iranian Ally in Yemen Portend Similar Ones Against Israel and U.S.?

Richard Silverstein January 3, 2021

A few days ago, Yemeni Houthis mounted a precisely-coordinated and complex attack on the arriving Saudi-sponsored cabinet...

Israel’s German-Built, Nuclear-Armed Sub Opens New Front Against Iran and Allies

Richard Silverstein December 30, 2020

Not content to fight Iran on its existing fronts in Lebanon and Syria Israel has, over the...

Biden’s Betrayal of the Democratic Left

Richard Silverstein December 13, 2020

As Joe Biden names his cabinet and appoints figures to his most senior administration posts, he has...

Opposition to Normalization Sweeps Arab World

Richard Silverstein October 19, 2020

After the celebration of the White House signing of normalization accords among Israel, Bahrain and UAE,...

Trump’s Middle East Normalization Based on Bullying, Extortion

Richard Silverstein October 10, 2020

Donald Trump runs U.S. Middle East policy much the way Don Coreleone ran his Mafia empire: through...