Author Archives: Victor Rosenthal

When Will the Snake Finally Lose its Head?

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

Nine out of 10 of the Democratic presidential contenders in the first debate raised their hands when asked if they would return to the JCPOA, the nuclear deal with Iran that Donald Trump removed the US from in May. At … Continue reading →

Posted in American politics, Iran, US-Israel Relations, War | 3 Comments

Take your Zionism Seriously

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

As my readers probably know, I don’t see a lot of difference between antisemitism and misoziony.* The difference is that the former focuses irrational hatred on the Jewish people as a group or as individuals, and the latter targets the … Continue reading →

Posted in Jew Hatred, The Jewish people, Zionism | 3 Comments

Living in the Shadow of the Next War

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over. William Tecumseh Sherman The recent tension between the US and Iran is being watched very closely here in Israel, … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Israel and Palestinian Arabs, War | 6 Comments

An Essential “Privilege”

Posted on June 23, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

Gideon Levy is an antisemitic misozionist* who is paid for his poison by an Israeli newspaper. He is a truly despicable human, but sometimes he’s useful as an exemplar of the extremist Israeli please-cut-my-throat Left. Recently he wrote, If Israel … Continue reading →

Posted in Israeli Arabs, The Jewish people, Zionism | 1 Comment

The Department of Anti-Israel Studies

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

I met Prof. Cary Nelson on Monday. Nelson, Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Illinois, is former president of the American Association of University Professors, and the author of many books and articles on diverse subjects. Nelson showed … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, Jew Hatred | 1 Comment

Tikkunism Begets Misoziony

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

לִהְיוֹת עַם חָפְשִׁי בְּאַרְצֵנוּ אֶרֶץ צִיּוֹן וִירוּשָׁלַיִם To be a free nation in our land The land of Zion and Jerusalem Hatikvah, the national anthem of Israel This is not a book review. The book that I won’t review (because … Continue reading →

Posted in The Jewish people, Zionism | 2 Comments

What it Would Take to Really Solve the Gaza Problem

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

A Hamas-related “military unit” called “Sons of al-Zawari” has been responsible for launching countless incendiary and explosive kites and balloons across the border into Israel for more than a year. Recently they even threatened to fill the condoms they use … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel and Palestinian Arabs, War | 1 Comment

Why do Gays Side with Cultures that Murder them?

Posted on June 9, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

You may have heard of the “paradox of gay anti-Zionism.” How can it be that a large part of the LGBTQ community (the vocal part, anyway) is so anti-Israel? Yes, I know there are numerous exceptions, but how can any … Continue reading →

Posted in Israeli Society, Jew Hatred | 3 Comments