Monthly Archives: May 2014

Israeli atrocity or Palestinian blood libel?

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

Palestinians are charging that two Arab youths were shot and killed by Israeli soldiers at a nakba-day demonstration  last Thursday. Sources differ on their ages, where they were hit, and numerous other details. Palestinians say the youths were not engaging … Continue reading →

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The only thing J Street got right

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

I have just returned from a showing of the film The J Street Challenge: The Seductive Allure of Peace in our time. If you haven’t seen it, you should. Here is the trailer: The film made a lot of good … Continue reading →

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The Hamas paradox

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

The players: Hamas — The Palestinian Muslim Brotherhood; Sunni Islamists committed to the destruction of Israel; believe that killing Jews is a religious mitzvah. Fatah — Yasser Arafat’s gang, secular terrorists committed to the destruction of Israel, the single organization … Continue reading →

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Lock him up

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

News item: Following the sentencing of former prime minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday to six years in prison, the Israel Prison Services geared up for the unique logistical difficulties of housing and protecting an inmate with unique knowledge of state … Continue reading →

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How to stop letting murderers go free

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

News item: The Ministerial Committee for Legislation passed a bill restricting presidential pardons for convicted murderers by a majority of seven to three on Sunday. This approval paves the way for the bill to be brought to Knesset for a … Continue reading →

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American Jews: don’t be friars!

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

J Street is to Zionism what Jews for Jesus are to Judaism — Caroline Glick The first time I visited Israel, I had this conversation: Israeli: Don’t be a friar. Me: A what? Israeli: A friar. You know. How can … Continue reading →

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How many times must Jews be expelled?

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

Then a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in Egypt. “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become far too numerous for us. Come, we must deal shrewdly with them or they will become … Continue reading →

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A fable for dumb American negotiators

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

Suppose two men living in the same house are in love with the same woman, the wife of one of them. The other can think of nothing else, and even has come to believe an elaborate fantasy of how she … Continue reading →

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