Category Archives: US-Israel Relations

The Czechoslovakian Option

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

The negotiations between Iran and the West are free to continue after the hiccup caused by a Russian demand for a “right to free and full trade, economic and investment cooperation and military-technical cooperation.” Either the Russians got what they … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, US-Israel Relations, War | 2 Comments

Obama’s Third Term

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

While our attention here in Israel is on Ukraine, the US and Iran are preparing to come to some kind of nuclear agreement. Or not. I’ve been wrong about a number of things lately – I never thought Putin would … Continue reading →

Posted in American politics, Iran, US-Israel Relations | 4 Comments

The Bullies of Liberal Judaism

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

Surprise!  Liberal American Jewry feels “betrayed” by the Bennett-Lapid government. Here they had such high hopes that if Israel would just get rid of “hard-line right-winger” Netanyahu, then the Jewish state would behave herself. After all, not only is Netanyahu … Continue reading →

Posted in American Jews, US-Israel Relations | 4 Comments

Yes, Israel Can Attack Iran

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

Did you ever notice how from time to time a particular theme appears simultaneously in various media? One that I’ve seen a lot of lately is “Israel doesn’t have the ability to destroy Iran’s nuclear program, so we need to … Continue reading →

Posted in American society, Iran, US-Israel Relations, War | 6 Comments

Behind Biden’s Iran Policy

Posted on November 25, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

What does the Biden Administration actually want? One might think it is that Iran will not make nuclear weapons. But it’s more complicated than that. To try to answer the question, I looked at a recent article in America’s own … Continue reading →

Posted in American politics, Iran, Middle East politics, US-Israel Relations, War | 3 Comments

Another Sovereignty Test

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

On 19 October 2021, Israel’s Minister of Defense, Benny Gantz, designated six Palestinian NGOs as “terrorist organizations” closely linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), one of the most vicious and bloody-handed of the numerous terrorist … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe and Israel, Terrorism, US-Israel Relations | 1 Comment

Sovereign or Satellite?

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

The Biden Administration has made it clear that it intends to reopen its consulate on Agron St. in Jerusalem.  The consulate, which in the past served as the unofficial US Embassy to the Palestinian Authority (PA), was closed by President … Continue reading →

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

Ein Breira

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

Recently I have been hearing that Israel can’t stop Iran’s nuclear program, and America is our only hope. For example, here is Daniel Gordis: [Former PM Ehud] Barak wrote that Israel no longer has a viable military option for preventing … Continue reading →

Posted in American politics, American society, Iran, US-Israel Relations | 9 Comments