Category Archives: War

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

Summer Weather Comes to Israel

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

The weather has finally turned warm here. It seems like we skipped spring and went straight to summer. Along with the heat and the haze come incitement and terrorism, which will very likely develop – as it did last year … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Israeli Arabs, Terrorism, War | 1 Comment

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

Iran is No Less Dangerous than Russia

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

Last week, Russia threw a monkey wrench into the Iran nuclear talks by insisting that any deal removing sanctions from Iran must also remove any sanctions impacting Russian trade with Iran. The talks had supposedly been on the verge of … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Iran, War | 2 Comments

Will Putin Shoot the Hostages? (Updated 1 March)

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

For the last few days it’s been impossible for me to think about anything other than the war in Ukraine: Full-scale warfare in Europe. Europe! I know I’m showing my “white” bias, because after all, millions have died in vicious … Continue reading →

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Sun Tzu, Putin, and the Iran Deal

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while … Continue reading →

Posted in American politics, American society, China, Iran, Middle East politics, War | 4 Comments

Our Strategy – or Theirs?

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

In the context of Israel’s security situation, somebody recently told me to be more cheerful, because there have been worse times. Leaving aside the question (which my wife would answer in the negative) of whether I am capable of cheerfulness, … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel and Palestinian Arabs, War | 3 Comments

How Not to Treat an Enemy

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

News item: Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced on Wednesday that Israel would implement a series of measures intended to prop up the indebted Palestinian Authority and ease Palestinians’ daily life. … Israel will provide the PA with a NIS 100 … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel and Palestinian Arabs, War | 2 Comments