Monthly Archives: October 2015

How to beat terrorism and win the diplomatic war at the same time

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

As I write it is just past noon on October 13, and there already have been five terror attacks in the country, with at least three dead and tens injured. They included shootings, stabbings and car attacks. Chances are that … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Terrorism, US-Israel Relations | 4 Comments

A note to the Quartet

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

News item: Representatives of the Middle East Quartet will visit the region next week to meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders and push forward with a renewed effort to revive the stalled peace process. Envoys from the United States, the … Continue reading →

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Learning from Putin

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

I’ve been thinking about status quos (stati quo?) lately. There’s the one on the Temple Mount, the absurd one that says that Jews may visit but may not pray. Lately Muslims have been trying to prevent Jews from visiting altogether. … Continue reading →

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Sovereign or satellite?

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

News item: The US issued an ultimatum to Israel regarding construction in the West Bank, threatening to avoid vetoing at the UN a French resolution calling to declare the settlements illegal, Channel 2 reports. … Netanyahu vehemently opposed more construction, … Continue reading →

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We get it, Obama

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

I was going to write about the way the US Ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, was instructed to boycott PM Netanyahu’s speech, but Elliott Abrams beat me to it: Think of how petty that instruction, which can only have … Continue reading →

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Wanted: a somewhat less murderous Palestinian Authority

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

The other day Eitam and Na’ama Henkin were shot to death by Arab terrorists in front of four of their children, in Samaria not far from the place where five members of the Fogel family were brutally butchered in 2011. … Continue reading →

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How to build an “Iron Wall” today

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

As a Zionist, I believe that a Jewish state is a necessary condition for the continued survival of the Jewish people. Our state faces some acute challenges, including the direct military threat from Iran and its proxies and the recent … Continue reading →

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