Author Archives: Victor Rosenthal

Elections (or not)

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

Right now, the domestic political scene in Israel is in total chaos. Although there will supposedly be a final vote to dissolve the Knesset tomorrow, which — if it happens — will bring elections in March, it’s possible that either … Continue reading →

Posted in Israeli Politics | 1 Comment

Secret White House transcript revealed

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

News item: U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration is examining taking action against the construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, rather than making do with issuing denunciatory statements. Senior Israeli officials said that White House officials held a classified … Continue reading →

Posted in US-Israel Relations | 1 Comment

Yes, we need a Basic Law: the Jewish State

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

One of the reasons I haven’t written anything for a week is that I’ve been thinking about the “Jewish State Law.” I wrote about it here, but since then there has been vicious criticism of the idea from the Left, … Continue reading →

Posted in Israeli Arabs, Israeli Politics | 1 Comment

Don’t give them the narrative

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

Narrative is everything in information warfare. If you give your enemy the narrative, then the game is tilted in his favor from the start. Palestinian Arabs constantly repeat the myth that they are an indigenous people and we stole their … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Peace' Process, Information war, Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Zionism | 4 Comments

Four Jews and a policeman

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

The policeman woke before dawn to go to work. Maybe he kissed his beautiful daughter. Their picture would be on everyone’s newspaper and TV. The Jews also rose early to daven shacharis before starting their day. Sometime before the conclusion … Continue reading →

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Israel’s War of Survival

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

You don’t win wars until you know who the enemy is or what you are fighting for. Sometimes it’s not clear, even when the war you are called on to fight is one of self-defense. We are presently engaged in … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe and Israel, Israel and Palestinian Arabs, US-Israel Relations, War | 2 Comments

This is the Jewish state — get used to it

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

This morning, I took two of my grandchildren to their preschools. On the way back, a few minutes before 8, I walked past a little market. In front there was a TV, and on the TV a headline: Attack at … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Peace' Process, Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Israeli Arabs, Terrorism | 6 Comments

Who’s afraid of admitting that it’s a Jewish state?

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

News item: The Ministerial Committee for Legislation was scheduled to debate and vote Sunday on a legislation proposal seeking to declare Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people. The bill, presented to the committee as “Basic Law: Israel as … Continue reading →

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