Political Assassination and Zionism Mideast Peace Political Assassination and Zionism Richard Silverstein December 14, 2022 DONATE: Today is the last day you can contribute to my Facebook fundraiser, which raised nearly $400... Read More Read more about Political Assassination and Zionism
Democracy: the Noose and the Coffin Mideast Peace Politics & Society Democracy: the Noose and the Coffin Richard Silverstein January 6, 2021 After today’s horrific events, I was reminded of some of the darker days in the history of... Read More Read more about Democracy: the Noose and the Coffin
Shimon Peres: Don’t Cry for Him, Palestine Jews & Judaism Mideast Peace Shimon Peres: Don’t Cry for Him, Palestine Richard Silverstein October 8, 2016 As Israelis mourned Simon Peres’ death–scores of world leaders, including two U.S. presidents, one current and one... Read More Read more about Shimon Peres: Don’t Cry for Him, Palestine
Sara Netanyahu’s Machinations to Prevent Rivlin from Winning Presidency Mideast Peace Sara Netanyahu’s Machinations to Prevent Rivlin from Winning Presidency Richard Silverstein May 12, 2014 If this were a normal political year in Israel and it was governed by a normal government,... Read More Read more about Sara Netanyahu’s Machinations to Prevent Rivlin from Winning Presidency
Bibi Cancels Trip to Mandela Memorial Over Cost, Israeli Settler Leads Israeli Delegation Mideast Peace Bibi Cancels Trip to Mandela Memorial Over Cost, Israeli Settler Leads Israeli Delegation Richard Silverstein December 9, 2013 Whoever’s handling Israel’s foreign affairs isn’t doing a sterling job. Deciding who to send to the Nelson... Read More Read more about Bibi Cancels Trip to Mandela Memorial Over Cost, Israeli Settler Leads Israeli Delegation
Albright Report Urges U.S. to Declare “Red Lines,” Prepare Military Strike Against Iran Mideast Peace Politics & Society Albright Report Urges U.S. to Declare “Red Lines,” Prepare Military Strike Against Iran Richard Silverstein January 16, 2013 David Albright has played an influential role in the proliferation debate concerning Iran’s nuclear program. A former... Read More Read more about Albright Report Urges U.S. to Declare “Red Lines,” Prepare Military Strike Against Iran
Olmert: Bibi Squirreled Away $2.75-Billion for Iran Adventure Mideast Peace Olmert: Bibi Squirreled Away $2.75-Billion for Iran Adventure Richard Silverstein January 12, 2013 Hell hath no fury like a politician spurned and Ehud Olmert is proving the truth of this... Read More Read more about Olmert: Bibi Squirreled Away $2.75-Billion for Iran Adventure
Egyptian Military Out to Embarrass New President? Mideast Peace Egyptian Military Out to Embarrass New President? Richard Silverstein August 1, 2012 Israel’s president, Shimon Peres publicized a letter purportedly written to him by Egypt’s new president, Mohammed Morsi,... Read More Read more about Egyptian Military Out to Embarrass New President?
Haaretz Calls on Peres to Torpedo Iran Attack Mideast Peace Politics & Society Haaretz Calls on Peres to Torpedo Iran Attack Richard Silverstein October 30, 2011 This may be the equivalent of a Hail Mary pass in the final moments of a deadlocked... Read More Read more about Haaretz Calls on Peres to Torpedo Iran Attack
Peres, Shin Bet Chief Colluded to Cover-Up Murder of Palestinian Militants in Terror Attack Mideast Peace Peres, Shin Bet Chief Colluded to Cover-Up Murder of Palestinian Militants in Terror Attack Richard Silverstein September 26, 2011 In the annals of Israeli terror attacks its one of the most memorable in a long line... Read More Read more about Peres, Shin Bet Chief Colluded to Cover-Up Murder of Palestinian Militants in Terror Attack
Bibi Rewrites History–and Reality Mideast Peace Bibi Rewrites History–and Reality Richard Silverstein February 24, 2011 Bibi Netanyahu, in a Knesset speech covered by Haaretz, announced some sweeping revisions to history and Israeli-Arab... Read More Read more about Bibi Rewrites History–and Reality
Big Boys Shouldn’t Play With Guns Mideast Peace Big Boys Shouldn’t Play With Guns Richard Silverstein February 19, 2011 I’ve argued here after his dust-up with Turkey’s prime minister at Davos that he was senile and... Read More Read more about Big Boys Shouldn’t Play With Guns