Yearly Archives: 2015

Jeffrey Goldberg finally gets it, then quickly loses it again

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

It’s not enough to start thinking clearly. You need to finish as well. You need to follow your logic to where it goes, even if it is uncomfortable. Apparently Jeffrey Goldberg hasn’t done that yet: Unlike Obama, several of his … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Peace' Process, Israel and Palestinian Arabs | 6 Comments

What to expect from the Netanyahu/Obama meeting

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

As I write this, PM Netanyahu is in Washington, preparing for his scheduled meeting with President Obama today. The Washington Post reports that The leaders plan to discuss how to counter Iranian aid to Hezbollah and Hamas; the Russian and … Continue reading →

Posted in US-Israel Relations | 2 Comments

Has the URJ become an enemy of the Jewish people?

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

Reform Judaism, represented by the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), is now the largest Jewish denomination in the US and Canada, claiming 2.2 million members out of the estimated total of 6.5 million Jews in those countries. You would expect … Continue reading →

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How to end the intifada — for good

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

Although the perpetrators of the recent terrorist incidents are mostly young people not associated with terror organizations whose actions are not explicitly ordered by the Palestinian Arab leadership, they are nevertheless part of a planned campaign that is orchestrated by … Continue reading →

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

Jewish grandmothers should not be targets

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

Rehovot is not spiritual Jerusalem or fashionable and exciting Tel Aviv. It is a place where mostly middle-income people live and go to work. It’s well within the 1949 armistice lines, and not right next to any large Arab towns. … Continue reading →

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The Israeli Left’s ongoing reality show

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

The thing about the Israeli Left is that they only talk to each other, so they are shocked, shocked, when a remark that seems to them totally normal strikes regular people as beyond the pale. Take the recent Facebook post … Continue reading →

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If you live in the Middle East, act like it

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

Yesterday, international talks on the ‘crisis’ (funny word, since it’s been going on for several years) in Syria were scheduled to start in Vienna. Participating will be at least Russia, the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi … Continue reading →

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Is Zionism colonialism or indigenous self-determination?

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

The World Zionist Congress met last week for the 37th time since it was founded by Theodor Herzl in 1897. Like many Jewish institutions today, it has become a battleground for the Right and Left. But what happened at the … Continue reading →

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