Monthly Archives: March 2018

Jew-hatred and conspiracy theories

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

Western Jew-hatred is making a major comeback today on both sides of the Atlantic. Muslim antisemitism, which is written into the Qu’ran, has always been there, has always expressed itself violently, and is only attracting particular attention today because of … Continue reading →

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The Narrative

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

Maybe arguments are not important. Maybe, as Jonathan Haidt (video, 1 hr. 32 m.) says, logical arguments are window dressing used to justify conclusions forced upon us by deep-seated emotional motivations. Maybe those who demand that we “free Palestine” on … Continue reading →

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The Death Factory

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

Israel and the Jewish people have no enemy more vile than the PLO and its dominant faction, Fatah. The PLO was founded in 1964 by the Arab league as a “Palestinian” organization whose goal was the “liberation of Palestine through … Continue reading →

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One reason Americans are often wrong about Jews and Israel

Posted on March 18, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

In 2014, the media watchdog organization CAMERA put up a billboard on Times Square accusing the NY Times of “slanting the news.” Nothing has changed; in fact, today the Times is listing so severely to port that I’m surprised to … Continue reading →

Posted in American Jews, Israeli Politics, Israeli Society, Jew Hatred, Media | 1 Comment

Will Israel keep the draft?

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

The conflict over drafting Haredim has given birth to a coalition crisis that may yet bring about new elections. A good account of the political twists and turns can be found here, if you really want to know the details. … Continue reading →

Posted in Israeli Politics, Israeli Society, War | 1 Comment

Israel’s right of self-defense

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

When I was in elementary school, I was disciplined for hitting another pupil after he hit me. That I remember the details of the incident clearly 60-odd years later is an indication of how strongly I perceived the injustice of … Continue reading →

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The poisonously ambiguous concept of “two states”

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

AIPAC CEO Howard Kohr created a stir Sunday when he called for “two states for two peoples: one Jewish with secure and defensible borders and one Palestinian with its own flag and its own future.” Kohr deliberately echoed the words … Continue reading →

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Notes on our next war

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

There is a feeling of calm before the storm here in Israel. Everyone thinks war is unavoidable, and most people understand, at least on an intellectual level, that this war is going to be one of the toughest in Israel’s … Continue reading →

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