Richard Silverstein is an author, journalist and blogger, with articles appearing in Haaretz, the Jewish Forward, Los Angeles Times, the Guardian’s Comment Is Free, Al Jazeera English, and Alternet. His work has also been in the Seattle Times, American Conservative Magazine, Beliefnet and Tikkun Magazine, where he is on the advisory board. Check out Silverstein's blog at Tikun Olam, one of the earliest liberal Jewish blogs, which he has maintained since February, 2003.

Website: http://www.richardsilverstein.com/

Articles by Richard Silverstein :

Israeli Arms Exports Fuel Armenian-Azeri Conflict, Could Foment Major Regional War – OpEd

Global Post has published an important overview of Israel’s role as major arms exporter fueling the Armenian-Azeri conflict.  Recently Azerbaijan

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Israel Lobby Threatens Church Groups With Congressional Investigation Over Call For Restricting US Military Aid – OpEd

A coalition of U.S. church groups recently made public a letter which called upon the U.S. government to condition future

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Iranian Drone Incident Was Unacknowledged IDF Security Debacle – OpEd

I’ve often noted the parallel between the IDF’s public statements and Kabuki-style Japanese theater.  Everyone wears a costume (or uniform)

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What Goes Around, Flies Around – OpEd

Hezbollah today took credit for the drone which penetrated 35 miles into Israeli airspace last week and came with 18

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Israeli Political Leadership Uses War As Tool For Dampening Social Protest – OpEd

Smadar Lavie (CV) is Scholar in Residence at UC Berkeley, whose academic field is the study of the role of

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Bibi Calls New Elections: Meet New Boss, Same As Old Boss – OpEd

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There’s hardly a better, more cynical analysis of political power relationships than the Who lyric, Won’t Get Fooled Again, which

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IDF Failure Allows Hezbollah-Iranian Drone To Overfly Israeli Cities, Military Bases – OpEd

The IDF displayed yet another embarrassing failure in defending the homeland yesterday regarding the Iranian drone launched under the auspices

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Sanctions Help, Not Hurt Iranian Regime – OpEd

The prevailing narrative among those western nations and media supporting sanctions against Iran is that it is harming the regime

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New Study Predicts 85,000 Casualties, “Devastating Consequences” for Iran Attack – OpEd

The University of Utah’s Hinckley School of Politics and Omid for Iran conducted an extensive year-long study of the impacts

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