Monthly Archives: April 2017

Supersessionism, new and old

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

Dr. Richard Landes has written a great deal about honor-shame cultures, like the Arab culture. In an honor-shame culture, what’s important is not how you see yourself, but how others see you. Loss of honor in such a culture is … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe and Israel, Jew Hatred | 1 Comment

Leaving the shadow of the Diaspora

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

Today at 10 AM I went up to the roof of my apartment building to listen to the siren commemorating the victims of the Holocaust. At times like this I usually think about my great aunts and uncles who were … Continue reading →

Posted in Israeli Politics, Zionism | 2 Comments

Israel must put terrorist murderers to death

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

This isn’t the first time I’ve written this, and it won’t be the last unless something changes. Marwan Barghouti is in the news again, calling for a hunger strike to “resist” the “abuse” of Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. The New … Continue reading →

Posted in Israeli Society, Terrorism | 1 Comment

No hope for slanderers

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

…ולמלשינים אל תהי תקווה וכל הרשעה כרגע יאבדו “Let there be no hope for slanderers (מלשינים, transliterated “malshinim”) and may all wickedness perish in an instant…” [tr. Artscroll with minor changes] That is the beginning of the twelfth blessing of … Continue reading →

Posted in American Jews, Information war, Israeli Society, Jew Hatred | 4 Comments

Celebrating liberation in Gush Etzion

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

In September of this year, Israel plans to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Judea, Samaria, Jerusalem and the Golan heights. The main event will be held at Kibbutz Kfar Etzion, in the Gush Etzion area of Judea, … Continue reading →

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

Dawa

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

A few connected things you might want to know about: The student senate of Tufts University in Massachusetts passed  a resolution to divest from companies doing business with the “Israeli Occupation.” The vote was held last night, the day before … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, American society, Islam, Terrorism | 1 Comment

Vladimir Putin’s evil stroke of genius

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

As a child, one of my great fears was being the victim of a chemical attack. I read and reread the article on chemical warfare in the Encyclopedia Britannica in the school library with horrified fascination. When we practiced getting … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East politics, War | 3 Comments

If you love me, let me go

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

We recognize that some boycott advocates are driven by opposition to (and even hatred of) Israel. Our motivation is precisely the opposite: love for Israel and a desire to save it. – Steven Levitsky and Glen Weyl, “We are lifelong … Continue reading →

Posted in American Jews, Zionism | 1 Comment