Author Archives: Victor Rosenthal

Gideon Levy detained, released

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

Gideon Levy of Ha’aretz, probably the most anti-Israel of left-wing Israeli journalists (and that is quite an accomplishment), was detained by the police yesterday. I’ve been advocating this for a long time, since Levy clearly belongs in prison. Unfortunately, Israel … Continue reading →

Posted in Post-Zionism | 2 Comments

Livni and Peres conspire with Kerry — against Israel

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

As you may remember, Shimon Peres and Yossi Beilin carried on pre-Oslo agreement negotiations with the PLO behind the backs of Prime Ministers Shamir and Rabin, and then presented the deal as a fait accompli to Rabin. One doesn’t know … Continue reading →

Posted in Israeli Politics | 2 Comments

Rabbi Yoffie loses it

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

Yesterday I wrote a post arguing that the EU’s problem with Israel is fundamentally insoluble. I am beginning to think that we are going to have an equally difficult time with liberal American Jews. Rabbi Eric Yoffie is the former … Continue reading →

Posted in American Jews, Israeli Politics | 4 Comments

We can’t satisfy Europe

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

I admit it. I read Ha’aretz (but I don’t pay for it). How else would I know what Israel’s extreme Left is thinking? So I am used to reading that time is running out, we’d better “end the occupation” before … Continue reading →

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Do we want a female Putin for PM?

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

You probably know that Tzipi Livni, whose own party was expected to fail to get the minimum amount of votes to enter the Knesset, somehow managed to convince the Labor Party leader, Isaac Herzog, to form a partnership in which, … Continue reading →

Posted in Israeli Politics | 1 Comment

The ideological disaster of Oslo

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

A lot of you liked yesterday’s post, probably because you have had more than enough of the dangerous nonsense that has become the conventional wisdom about Israel in the West. Western politicians and journalists have adopted the Arab narrative, which … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Peace' Process, Information war, Israel and Palestinian Arabs | 1 Comment

To whom it may concern

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

To whom it may concern in Europe and the US: We are tired of hearing that withdrawal from Judea and Samaria will bring peace. We know and you know that it would bring another Gaza. So stop saying it. We … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Peace' Process, Europe and Israel, Israel and Palestinian Arabs, The UN, US-Israel Relations | 4 Comments

When Jew-hatred comes to America

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

At the end of the 19th century, Theodore Herzl and Max Nordau realized that Jews had no future in Europe. They understood that enlightenment and emancipation hadn’t put an end to Jew-hatred, and progressive politics wouldn’t either. Europe, they saw, … Continue reading →

Posted in Jew Hatred | 5 Comments