Category Archives: US-Israel Relations

The Proper Objectives of the Campaign in Gaza

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Victor Rosenthal

At this moment, the IDF is poised to begin a ground invasion of Gaza. The objectives of the campaign, however, have not been spelled out with sufficient clarity by the political echelon, other than by saying that Hamas will be … Continue reading →

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

The Palestinian Weaponization of Language

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

One of the frustrations of “peace processing,” as it has been practiced by various Israeli governments and American administrations, is that there are systematic ambiguities in the way important concepts are understood by the two sides. The Palestinian ideology, like … Continue reading →

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Why Israel Should Not Talk to the PA

Posted on July 9, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has let it be known that its 86-year old leader, Mahmoud Abbas, is prepared to talk to Israel’s caretaker Prime Minister, Yair Lapid, about a “diplomatic horizon” for the Palestinians. No doubt this is prompted by … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Peace' Process, Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Terrorism, US-Israel Relations, Zionism | 4 Comments

A Long Collection of Short Topics

Posted on April 17, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

I don’t want to be one of those writers who keeps writing long past the point at which he should have stopped. This piece will be my last regular blog. It may be the outline for a book. In any … Continue reading →

Posted in American politics, American society, Iran, Islam, Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Israeli Arabs, Israeli or Jewish History, Jew Hatred, Terrorism, The Diaspora, The Future, The Jewish people, US-Israel Relations, War, Zionism | 5 Comments

Israel Must Become an Unaligned Nation

Posted on April 10, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

Israel needs to change course, or she will lose the War of Independence she has been fighting since 1948. It’s not possible for Israel to endure as a satellite of a country whose regime opposes our survival as a Jewish … Continue reading →

Posted in American politics, China, Iran, Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Terrorism, US-Israel Relations, War | 10 Comments

Israel Isn’t Switzerland

Posted on April 3, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

As Ramadan begins and Passover draws near, Israel faces pressure on almost all fronts. Last night in a firefight near the Palestinian Authority city of Tulkarem, three terrorists associated with Fatah were killed. Four members of Israel’s Yamam counterterrorism unit … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe and Israel, Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Israeli Arabs, Israeli Society, Jew Hatred, Terrorism, US-Israel Relations | 4 Comments

Israel and America, Far Apart

Posted on March 27, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

Today and tomorrow, the foreign ministers of Israel, the US, Egypt, UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco are meeting at Kibbutz Sde Boker in Israel’s Negev desert. The topic is said to be the soon-to-be-signed nuclear deal with Iran. According to Israel’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Middle East politics, US-Israel Relations | 1 Comment

The Ambassador from Obamastan

Posted on March 20, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

It was profoundly depressing to listen to the new American ambassador to Israel, Thomas Nides, speak on a webinar produced by Americans for Peace Now. Both the tone and the substance of his remarks were discouraging. The tone expressed the … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Peace' Process, Israel and Palestinian Arabs, US-Israel Relations | 4 Comments