Monthly Archives: May 2021

Four Days in May

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

This story has everything: the moral bankruptcy and cowardice of Western academia, the obsessive need of Palestinians and their supporters to make everything about them, and the emptiness of their insistence that they are not antisemitic, only “critical of Israel.” … Continue reading →

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Wardrobe Malfunction!

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

Recently, Jews in the West who thought themselves safe have found themselves facing the same form of antisemitism that is common in the Arab and wider Muslim world, much of it imported along with immigrants from the Middle East. In … Continue reading →

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Sovereign or Satellite?

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

“Israel has the right to defend herself,” said Joe Biden to cheers from the Jewish state. But not too strongly or for too long, apparently. When the pressure from the left wing of his party began to get uncomfortable, he … Continue reading →

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Wake Up, Israel!

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

Wake up, Israel, and smell the burning synagogues and Jewish homes in Lod, Acco, Yafo, and other towns that the fighters of 1948 died for. Wake up and see that Jews have not been allowed to walk on the Temple … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Israeli Arabs, War | 6 Comments

What’s Next?

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

Unless something unexpected happens – Hezbollah joins in or Hamas succeeds in creating a mass-casualty incident in Israel – the war between Israel and Hamas will be over in a few days at most, ended by a cease-fire encouraged by … Continue reading →

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Israel is Stuck

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

In my last post, I wrote that coexistence between Jews and Arabs in the Land of Israel was impossible. Since then, I’ve been told that I’m wrong – it’s necessary. The alternative to coexistence is said to be civil war, … Continue reading →

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Cobra Kai and the Jewish State

Posted on May 13, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

My granddaughter, Shai, told my wife that she should make her a “Cobra Kai” shirt. We were mystified, so she told us to watch the video series and we would understand. It turns out to be a continuation of the … Continue reading →

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Today’s Blood Libel

Posted on May 9, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

1913 was not so long ago. Two of my grandparents, whom I came to know very well somewhat later, were young then. They emigrated from the Jewish Pale of Settlement in Ukraine the previous year, coming to New York to … Continue reading →

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