Author Archives: Victor Rosenthal

Obama’s policy has no clothes

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

President Obama is searching for ways to hurt PM Netanyahu when he comes to the US in March to speak before Congress and at the annual meeting of AIPAC. So far, he’s tried acting insulted with little effect, and has … Continue reading →

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Israeli elections are surreal, but important

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

I am pleased to report that I will now be writing a weekly post for one of the top pro-Israel blogs, Elder of Ziyon. It will appear every Thursday, and will be reposted here on Friday morning. I’m extremely grateful … Continue reading →

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There’s only one issue in Israel’s election

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

Our election campaign stumbles on. One could laugh if one could keep from crying when Mrs. Netanyahu’s recycling of deposit bottles or whether it was legal for the Netanyahus to hire an electrician who was also a Likud activist are … Continue reading →

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Terrorism in Europe, weakness in America

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

PM Netanyahu ruffled some feathers in the Jewish community of Denmark when he invited them to “come home” to Israel. “We appreciate the invitation, but we are Danish citizens, this is our country,” Dan Rosenberg Asmussen, chairman of the Jewish … Continue reading →

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Obama’s ‘random’ animus

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

We know that President Obama doesn’t often just say what pops into his head. His public speeches are carefully crafted to send the messages that he and his advisers want to send. So when he says, It is entirely legitimate … Continue reading →

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Obama sinks to new low in anti-Netanyahu campaign

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

Relations between blacks and Jews in the US have been poor since 1968, when the New York teachers strike pitted the overwhelmingly Jewish United Federation of Teachers against a black community-controlled school board. The traditional flirtation of the black community … Continue reading →

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Why Netanyahu will go to America

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

As the discussion of PM Netanyahu’s upcoming visit to the US to speak before Congress heats up on both sides of the world, I received an email from an Israeli correspondent. In part, he wrote, …one could ask why is … Continue reading →

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Time to get serious and crush radical Islam

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

You may know that Da’esh recently released a video of the execution of the Jordanian pilot that they captured in December. After his capture, they asked for suggestions for the best way to kill him, and the method they chose, … Continue reading →

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