Category Archives: The Jewish people

Being the nation-state of the Jewish people

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Vic Rosenthal

In April of this year, the UN released the 2017 World Happiness Report. Using polling data collected by the Gallup organization, it ranked 156 countries in the world in order of how happy with their lives respondents said they were, … Continue reading →

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The truth is a minority opinion

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Vic Rosenthal

This morning I got an email from an American correspondent asking what are the arguments for the legitimacy of Israeli communities (not ‘settlements’) across the Green Line, including all of Jerusalem. When I responded, I realized that although I have … Continue reading →

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It’s the narrative, stupid

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Vic Rosenthal

How do you characterize a population as a people? Most of us would say that a people has some combination of language, religion, culture, place of origin, and genetic makeup, and that its members identify with a historical narrative that … Continue reading →

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Kumbaya versus Naomi Shemer

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Vic Rosenthal

I like to say that I’m a tribalist. Imagine my surprise to find out that this really means Jewish conspirator aspiring to world domination! Even if it isn’t used as a stick to beat Jews with, tribalism has a terribly … Continue reading →

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A world without Jews (2012)

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Vic Rosenthal

Thanks to Facebook’s ‘memories’ feature, I was reminded of this post from four years ago. I liked it so much I am re-running it. No need to change a word. Thought experiment time: Perhaps one day, the Jews of the … Continue reading →

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