Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez Raise Israeli Aid Cut in Response to West Bank Annexation Mideast Peace Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez Raise Israeli Aid Cut in Response to West Bank Annexation Richard Silverstein April 16, 2019 Congressional Democrats have begun responding to Bibi Netanyahu’s election promise to annex major settlements in the West... Read More Read more about Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez Raise Israeli Aid Cut in Response to West Bank Annexation
Netanyahu Wins and Will Be Next Prime Minister of the Judeo-Ethno-State Mideast Peace Netanyahu Wins and Will Be Next Prime Minister of the Judeo-Ethno-State Richard Silverstein April 10, 2019 UPDATE: Haaretz columnist Anshel Pfeffer has just tweeted that the final votes tabulated form the IDF count... Read More Read more about Netanyahu Wins and Will Be Next Prime Minister of the Judeo-Ethno-State
Time for One State Mideast Peace Time for One State Richard Silverstein December 10, 2017 This could be a watershed moment in the Israel-Palestine conflict. That moment when one side comes to... Read More Read more about Time for One State
The Delusions of Washington-Riyadh Ruling Elite and the Journalists Who Feed Them Mideast Peace The Delusions of Washington-Riyadh Ruling Elite and the Journalists Who Feed Them Richard Silverstein December 9, 2017 In the aftermath of Trump’s disastrous recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the spin from Washington and... Read More Read more about The Delusions of Washington-Riyadh Ruling Elite and the Journalists Who Feed Them
Friedman Interview Raises Specter of Dual Loyalty Mideast Peace Friedman Interview Raises Specter of Dual Loyalty Richard Silverstein September 29, 2017 U.S. ambassador David Friedman’s extensive interview with Walla! made headlines around the world when he broke with... Read More Read more about Friedman Interview Raises Specter of Dual Loyalty
Trump Trashes Two-States…and 30 Years of U.S. Policy on Israel-Palestine Mideast Peace Trump Trashes Two-States…and 30 Years of U.S. Policy on Israel-Palestine Richard Silverstein August 28, 2017 NOTE: I published a new piece in Middle East Eye last week on the shady Israeli cyberarms... Read More Read more about Trump Trashes Two-States…and 30 Years of U.S. Policy on Israel-Palestine
Hamas to Rewrite Charter, Accept Palestinian State in 1967 Borders, Leading to Egyptian Rapprochement Mideast Peace Hamas to Rewrite Charter, Accept Palestinian State in 1967 Borders, Leading to Egyptian Rapprochement Richard Silverstein March 10, 2017 CORRECTION: I mistakenly read the linked article to state that the Hamas proposal accepts an Israeli state... Read More Read more about Hamas to Rewrite Charter, Accept Palestinian State in 1967 Borders, Leading to Egyptian Rapprochement
Did Trump Warn Israel Against Annexation? Mideast Peace Politics & Society Did Trump Warn Israel Against Annexation? Richard Silverstein March 6, 2017 Avigdor Lieberman told a meeting of the Knesset foreign affairs committee that the Trump administration “directly” warned... Read More Read more about Did Trump Warn Israel Against Annexation?
Deep State Avenges Bibi’s Rejection of U.S.-Arab Peace Deal Mideast Peace Politics & Society Deep State Avenges Bibi’s Rejection of U.S.-Arab Peace Deal Richard Silverstein February 19, 2017 ‘The Arabs never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.’ –Abba Eban, 1973 Obama administration Middle East... Read More Read more about Deep State Avenges Bibi’s Rejection of U.S.-Arab Peace Deal
FBI Arrests White Supremacist Planning Synagogue Attack After Trump Bristles at Anti-Semitism Question Mideast Peace FBI Arrests White Supremacist Planning Synagogue Attack After Trump Bristles at Anti-Semitism Question Richard Silverstein February 16, 2017 This has been a bad day for Donald Trump. Not a bad day perhaps on a national... Read More Read more about FBI Arrests White Supremacist Planning Synagogue Attack After Trump Bristles at Anti-Semitism Question
As Bibi Readies for Trump Summit, He Dumps Two-States for “State-Minus” Mideast Peace Politics & Society As Bibi Readies for Trump Summit, He Dumps Two-States for “State-Minus” Richard Silverstein February 11, 2017 The NY Times and Washington Post have been duly helpful in pimping for Bibi Netanyahu’s upcoming summit... Read More Read more about As Bibi Readies for Trump Summit, He Dumps Two-States for “State-Minus”
Trump’s Bankruptcy Lawyer to be New U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Kahanists Now Control U.S.-Israel Relations Mideast Peace Politics & Society Trump’s Bankruptcy Lawyer to be New U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Kahanists Now Control U.S.-Israel Relations Richard Silverstein December 16, 2016 Pres.-elect Trump is rounding out his cabinet nicely. So far, four generals, one multinational CEO, a billionaire... Read More Read more about Trump’s Bankruptcy Lawyer to be New U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Kahanists Now Control U.S.-Israel Relations