Former Mossad Chief: Ask China to Mediate for Iran-Israel Relations Military-Tech-Security Former Mossad Chief: Ask China to Mediate for Iran-Israel Relations Richard Silverstein March 14, 2023 In 2000, Ariel Sharon made a Jewish ‘pilgrimage’ to what he called the Temple Mount. What Muslims... Read More Read more about Former Mossad Chief: Ask China to Mediate for Iran-Israel Relations
Palestine: Welcome to My Bantustan Mideast Peace Palestine: Welcome to My Bantustan Richard Silverstein January 31, 2018 There was an old Alice Cooper album called, Welcome to My Nightmare. I thought of that when... Read More Read more about Palestine: Welcome to My Bantustan
Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan: Dead on Arrival? Mideast Peace Politics & Society Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan: Dead on Arrival? Richard Silverstein November 27, 2017 NOTE: An edited version of this piece was published last week by Middle East Eye. This is... Read More Read more about Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan: Dead on Arrival?
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
Senior Israeli Minister Endorses Arab League Initiative on Behalf of Government–Whoops! Mideast Peace Senior Israeli Minister Endorses Arab League Initiative on Behalf of Government–Whoops! Richard Silverstein June 21, 2013 Former Shabak chief and current Israeli minister, Yaakov Peri, visiting the IAEA offiices in Vienna endorsed the... Read More Read more about Senior Israeli Minister Endorses Arab League Initiative on Behalf of Government–Whoops!
Israeli Entrepreneurs, Fearing BDS and UN Recognition of Palestine, Announce New Peace Initiative Mideast Peace Israeli Entrepreneurs, Fearing BDS and UN Recognition of Palestine, Announce New Peace Initiative Richard Silverstein June 13, 2011 In a sign of the rising specter of BDS and its potential impact on Israel’s export driven... Read More Read more about Israeli Entrepreneurs, Fearing BDS and UN Recognition of Palestine, Announce New Peace Initiative
Wieseltier: Brissers, Birthers and Bellyachers Mideast Peace Politics & Society Wieseltier: Brissers, Birthers and Bellyachers Richard Silverstein August 26, 2009 I can virtually assure you that you will never read another positive word in this blog about... Read More Read more about Wieseltier: Brissers, Birthers and Bellyachers
Israel’s Freeze Fraud Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Politics & Society Israel’s Freeze Fraud Richard Silverstein June 29, 2009 Ethan Bronner writes in today’s NYT that senior Israeli officials say Ehud Barak will come to Washington... Read More Read more about Israel’s Freeze Fraud
U.S. Heading Off Gaza Invasion? Mideast Peace U.S. Heading Off Gaza Invasion? Richard Silverstein February 21, 2008 An already dark Israeli predicament in Gaza looks even darker by the moment. Israeli hawks are pressing... Read More Read more about U.S. Heading Off Gaza Invasion?
Gaza=Somalia? Mideast Peace Gaza=Somalia? Richard Silverstein May 16, 2007 Daniel Levy writes with extreme lucidity about the current disaster unfolding in Gaza. Many may see the... Read More Read more about Gaza=Somalia?
Will U.S. Finally Get a Mideast Policy? Mideast Peace Politics & Society Will U.S. Finally Get a Mideast Policy? Richard Silverstein March 24, 2007 Lots of unintentional humor of a dark kind in today’s NY Times article, Rice Hints at U.S.... Read More Read more about Will U.S. Finally Get a Mideast Policy?
Ephraim Halevy: Israel Should Stop Demanding Hamas Recognition Mideast Peace Politics & Society Ephraim Halevy: Israel Should Stop Demanding Hamas Recognition Richard Silverstein March 11, 2007 Ephraim Halevy is one of the wise old men of the Israeli intelligence apparatus. A former Mossad... Read More Read more about Ephraim Halevy: Israel Should Stop Demanding Hamas Recognition