Monthly Archives: March 2015

Obama’s Pax Persarum

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

The deadline for the Iranian nuclear negotiations is almost at hand, and the proposed deal appears to be even worse than expected. Number of centrifuges, decommissioning of Fordow, previous work on military applications — the Obama administration’s negotiators have backed … Continue reading →

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Obama’s contempt offensive

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

Under Mr. Obama, friends are enemies, denial is wisdom, capitulation is victory — Bret Stephens, paraphrasing George Orwell, Wall St. Journal Since the election victory of PM Benjamin Netanyahu, the Obama Administration has mounted an unprecedented assault on the PM … Continue reading →

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Obama as a 5th grade bully

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

President Obama cared a lot about the outcome of the elections in Israel, so much so that he watched them “minute by minute,” which is more than he did with PM Netanyahu’s speech to Congress. Unnecessary, really. The outcome was … Continue reading →

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The morning after another surprise

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

March 18, 2015. This post appeared in the Elder of Ziyon blog. It’s the Morning After in Israel, and it’s a beautiful day for several reasons. The weather is great. And although pre-election polls showed Yitzhak (Buji) Herzog’s “Zionist Union” … Continue reading →

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Beinart goes Stalinist

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

Peter Beinart has had it with us. Until now he’s blamed Israel’s leadership for what he sees as its stubborn refusal to “make peace,” but the victory of PM Netanyahu in this week’s election has changed his mind. Now it’s … Continue reading →

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Independence is the election issue

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

As Israel’s election draws near, there is one issue that is of overriding importance. No, it is not the question of whether to try to restart negotiations with the Palestinian Authority. And it is not related to the price of … Continue reading →

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Should the Iranians trust Obama?

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

Some 47 Republican senators led by Tom Cotton of Arkansas have written an open letter to Iranian leaders which points out that according to the US Constitution, …we will consider any agreement regarding your nuclear-weapons program that is not approved … Continue reading →

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Vote for the Likud

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

The “Zionist Union (ZU)” — sorry, I can’t call it that without the scare quotes — of Buji Herzog and Tzipi Livni has presented its platform (Hebrew). And it does not inspire confidence. It focuses first on their plans to … Continue reading →

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