Author Archives: Victor Rosenthal

A prescription for moral nausea

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

We were not created in order to teach morals and manners to our enemies. Let them learn these things for themselves before they establish relations with us. We want to hit back at anybody who harms us. Whoever does not … Continue reading →

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Hamas takes aim at Israel’s lifeline

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

News item: In a sign of increased caution about flying near combat zones, US and European airlines halted flights to Israel Tuesday after a rocket landed near Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport. Delta Air Lines and United Airlines suspended service … Continue reading →

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The road to peace runs through victory

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

This bloody past suggests to us that enemies cease hostilities only when they are battered enough to acknowledge that there is no hope in victory — and thus that further resistance means only useless sacrifice. — Victor Davis Hanson Many … Continue reading →

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Hamas planned conflict long in advance

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

This morning I awoke to hear that at least 13, probably more, IDF soldiers were killed in battles with Hamas fighters in Gaza. Quite a few Hamasniks, and undoubtedly some civilians were killed as well. Now we are beginning to … Continue reading →

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Some notes on law and war

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

Many observers have pointed out that the asymmetric nature of the conflict between Israel and Hamas greatly favors Hamas. Elan Journo argues that the international laws of war “abet Hamas [and] undercut Israel”: We can all agree that civilian casualties … Continue reading →

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Israel chalks up another first in the history of warfare

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

When the US attacked Iraq in 2003, one of the first weapons delivered by Tomahawk missiles was the BLU-114/B. Sometimes called the ‘soft bomb’, ‘blackout bomb’ or graphite bomb, it is a canister packed with tiny electrically conductive filaments made … Continue reading →

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US Jewish establishment clings to dogmas of the past

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

It is immensely frustrating to watch the liberal Jewish establishment in the US cling to the leftist dogmas of the 1980s and 1990s, while a tsunami of change in the Middle East makes these ideas obsolete. For example, the former … Continue reading →

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How to bring the war to Hamas

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

As everyone knows, Hamas has embedded its command posts, rocket launchers and weapons storage facilities within the civilian population of Gaza. This makes it difficult to destroy them from the air without large numbers of civilian casualties. It is also … Continue reading →

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