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Richard Silverstein

Silverstein

Richard Silverstein writes the Tikun Olam blog and is a freelance journalist specializing in exposing secrets of the Israeli national security state. He campaigns against opacity and the negative impact of Israeli military censorship.

Netanyahu doesn’t support Iranian freedom, he wants a weakened Iran and a restored Pahlavi monarchy aligned with Israel, writes Richard Silverstein.

14 January, 2026

As regional allies retreat, Trump’s Gaza plan falters—& US proposals spark warnings of further forced displacement of Palestinians, writes Richard Silverstein.

11 December, 2025

Zohran Mamdani’s New York win defied the billionaire class and the Israel lobby, and the backlash shows how desperate they are, writes Richard Silverstein.

10 November, 2025

Both recognition and the US-Israeli plan to stop the Gaza genocide are smokescreens to allow Israel to continue business as usual, says Richard Silverstein.

06 October, 2025

Israel's day after plan in Gaza has been revealed by its so-called 'aid' regime: disaster capitalism and Shin Bet-organised crime, says Richard Silverstein.

17 June, 2025

Washington has welcomed Judeosupremacy, with Itamar Ben Gvir's visit another signal that Trump wants to normalise Israeli terror, says Richard Silverstein.

20 April, 2025

Israel's dystopian weapons industry poses a threat to humanity, with the Hezbollah pager attacks setting a dangerous precedent, says Richard Silverstein.

14 October, 2024

Netanyahu's speech to Congress was met with a hysterical display of bootlicking. But can Kamala Harris break from Bibi and Biden, asks Richard Silverstein.

25 July, 2024

Bowman's defeat is a preview of AIPAC's new strategy: to unseat pro-Palestine, grassroots candidates before they reach Congress, writes Richard Silverstein.

26 June, 2024

Biden's failure to reign in Israel is costing him votes as he faces Trump. Richard Silverstein asks: could his foreign policy in Gaza decide the election?

03 April, 2024