Monthly Archives: April 2016

A Jewish state in a hostile world

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

The relationship of Israel to the UN has always been difficult. Over the years, the organization has both reflected worldwide anti-Jewish prejudice and provided a focus for intervention against Israel’s interests. UN General Assembly resolution 3379 which in 1975 declared … Continue reading →

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The answer to globalized Jew-hatred

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

It’s a truism these days that traditional Jew-hatred has moved up one level of abstraction and turned into psychopathic Israel-hatred. Indeed, excessive concern over the question “is anti-Zionism antisemitism?” usually indicates that the questioner is guilty of both. There’s nothing … Continue reading →

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To thine own people be true, Israel

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

I read in today’s [Wednesday] newspaper that Israel will be building a sophisticated barrier along the border with Gaza. Sensors, underground walls and who knows what secret systems to detect tunneling and infiltration. The cost is estimated in billions of … Continue reading →

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Don’t give the fox the keys to the henhouse

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

The Oslo accords divided Judea and Samaria into areas A, B and C. Area C, where most settlements and few Arabs are, was placed under complete Israeli control. Area B, strategic areas with large Arab populations and the smallest of … Continue reading →

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Strategic self-respect

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

Sometimes the task of defending Israel’s image in the world seems hopeless. Our traditional enemies, the Arabs, are in disarray, but the international Left, Europe, and the US administration continue to batter Israel in the information war. Every other day … Continue reading →

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Obama’s going-away present

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

From time to time we hear that US President Obama hasn’t given up his plan to impose a solution on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Now there is a hint of the way he may try to do it in his remaining … Continue reading →

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Why the excitement? Bahloul only represents his party.

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

Zouheir Bahloul is an Arab citizen of Israel, a member of the Knesset for the ‘Zionist Union’ (once called the Labor Party) and a former radio sportscaster. A few days ago he ignited a furor by saying that the Palestinian … Continue reading →

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Can Jews and Arabs get along?

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

I never understood why the more radical Arab members of the Knesset behave so provocatively. Why did Haneen Zoabi take part in the 2010 Gaza flotilla? Why did she, along with her Balad colleagues Jamal Zahalka and Basel Ghattas visit … Continue reading →

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