Israel Enlisting its Own Twitter Army
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Those who are really addicted to social media or are especially dedicated to spreading the views of the IDF can even reach the rank of Lieutenant-General.
Give Iran the Bomb to Give the Region Stability
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: “By reducing imbalances in military power, new nuclear states generally produce more regional and international stability, not less…”
Sheldon Adelson: Buying Politics, and U.S. Allegiance to Israel
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: “Money is the mother’s milk of politics.” Sheldon Adelson may not have breasts, but he sure has the money and the power.
Flame Virus a product of Israeli ‘Cyber Warfare’
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Zionism decrees Israel should be a “light unto nations.” Israel’s cyberwarriors are making the country a “flame” unto the nations.
Where is the Palestinian Ghandi..? Shot in the Head Already
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Know you will be held accountable. That Jews with any moral sense renounce you just as most Muslims renounce Al-Qaeda terrorists.
Love Lost: Global Attitudes to Israel Harden – BBC
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Relying on hasbara to bolster your image in the world is the equivalent of running on fumes.
Israel’s Plan to Dispossess the Negev Bedouin
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Not content with dispossessing 1 million Israeli Palestinians, Israel is repeating the original sin against the Negev Bedouin.
Israel Rare Admission: Iran has Never Called for Its Destruction
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Some tropes are so engraved a politician can know they are false, admit it, and then contradict himself.
Israel: A Nation with War in its DNA?
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Do Israelis wish their children and their enemies’ children to be cannon fodder for this permanent war machine?
Iran, Israel: Obama’s Dangerous Game
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Israel could severely bloody the Iranians, but it would still not be able to deliver a knock-out blow against its nuclear capability.
Iran’s First Oscar: A Film Those Itching for War Need to Watch
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: I hope every Israeli and U.S. foreign policy official sees this film: How can bombs stand up to the moral acuity represented by this film?
Israel-Palestine and the Intellectual Square Circle
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Nusseibeh is doing a remarkable and daring thing: he’s telling his audience that Israelis are scared, and that they must be partners.
Understanding Iran – And Our Choices
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: The world has two choices: Lose its head and lapse into war; or keep its cool and learn how to address a nuclear Iran pragmatically.
U.S. Billionaires, Israel Media: Please, No More…
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Adelson, Klarman… Israel needs these far-right pro-Israel billionaires in its media like it needs a hole in the head.
U.S., Israel Iranian Delusions Continue
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: What if we can’t find alternates? What if Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Libya can’t fill the gap? What if the oil price goes through the roof?
No Muslim Boogeyman in US – Report
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Anti-jihadis owe these American citizens an apology. But they won’t get one. Instead they’ll continue feeling the cold blast of hate.
Press Freedom Sickly in Israel and Turkey
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Is Israel a haven for the free press? Hardly. It allows extensive use of gag orders to protect the state, the military, and the wealthy.
Israeli Delusion in Anti-Iran Propaganda
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Israeli delusion is evident in this short film purporting to film the last moments of an Israeli family before Iran drops a bomb .
Index: Israel Most Militarized Nation in the World
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: The BICC index lists nations according to the militarization of their societies. First again in 2012 is Israel.
The ‘Gingrich Newt’: Less Amphibious, More Reptilian
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Adelson would explicitly reject the dictum, kol yisrael erayvim zeh ba-zeh (“All Israel is bound up on in the other”).
