Author Archives: Victor Rosenthal

‘Palestinians’ and Turks go to France — to honor terrorists?

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

News item: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will attend a mass national rally in Paris on Sunday to pay tribute to the 17 victims of Islamist attacks there this week, including four people killed at a Jewish supermarket, a diplomatic … Continue reading →

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Doing the math about Muslim violence

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

After all, if one in six people in the world is a Muslim, it would mean that five out of six are not. Right? So if there were no inordinate affinity of Islam for violence/terrorism, Muslim acts of terrorism should … Continue reading →

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What it will take to preserve civilization

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

  Yesterday’s post may have exhibited some frustration on my part. As well it might! Since at least 2001 the Western world has been in a life-and-death struggle with the movement that brought us yesterday’s bloodbath in Paris, as well … Continue reading →

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The Charlie Hebdo massacre

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

News item: Twelve people were killed when at least three gunmen stormed the offices of the French satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris Wednesday and opened fire on employees with Kalashnikov rifles and RPGs. … Video images on the … Continue reading →

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Nothing but a pack of cards

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

‘Let the jury consider their verdict,’ the King said, for about the twentieth time that day. ‘No, no!’ said the Queen. ‘Sentence first—verdict afterwards.’ ‘Stuff and nonsense!’ said Alice loudly. ‘The idea of having the sentence first!’ ‘Hold your tongue!’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel and Palestinian Arabs | 2 Comments

Will Israel reject the Oslo Syndrome?

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

‘Oslo Syndrome’ is a phrase coined by historian and psychoanalyst Kenneth Levin, who wrote a book called The Oslo Syndrome: Delusions of a People Under Siege (Smith & Kraus, 2005). It is related to the so-called ‘Stockholm Syndrome‘ in which … Continue reading →

Posted in Israeli Politics, Jew Hatred, Zionism | 3 Comments

My personal Kishinev

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

You probably heard about the 11-year old girl who was critically burned on Thursday when the car she was riding in was struck by a firebomb thrown by an Arab terrorist. And you certainly know about the attack on the … Continue reading →

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Why not a Jewish state?

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

The Knesset won’t be voting on any serious legislation until after the election, but one’s attitude toward the proposed Jewish State Law (literally, the ‘National Law’)  remains a hot topic. The law, which I discussed in detail here, attempts to … Continue reading →

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