Author Archives: Victor Rosenthal

Two foolish youths and a Jewish Palestinian

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

Young people are naïve. They pop out of their mothers’ wombs as little fresh-faced tabulae rasae with a huge amount of energy. By the time they approach draft age, Israeli culture treats them as adults. They look like adults, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Israeli Society, Zionism | 5 Comments

But what about the Druze?

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

I didn’t intend to write about the Nation-State Law again. I thought that I had explained my position that the law is an expression of what it means to be a Jewish state, and is essential to protect our Zionist … Continue reading →

Posted in Israeli Politics, Israeli Society, Post-Zionism, The Jewish people, Zionism | 1 Comment

Our cognitive enemies

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

The missiles are falling all over Israel, their multi-ton payloads blasting the Jewish state, built at such great cost in human effort and blood over the past 70 years, to bits. I am not talking about physical missiles. They are … Continue reading →

Posted in Information war, Israeli Politics, Post-Zionism | 2 Comments

On democracy

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

The favorite complaint made by the Israeli Left and the American liberal Jewish establishment against anything the supposedly “right-wing” government of Israel does is that it is “undemocratic.” They do not usually define the concept of democracy, but they are … Continue reading →

Posted in Israeli Politics | 2 Comments

The root of our conflict goes deeper than you thought

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

If you read a history book or today’s newspaper, you will see certain kinds of conflicts that repeat themselves, time and again. There are economic conflicts, situations in which one group wants something – land or property – that another … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel and Palestinian Arabs | 2 Comments

Why they hate the Nation-State Law

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

The Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People was finally passed a few days ago. The practical, concrete consequences are minimal. There will be neither more nor fewer Arabic road signs. Nobody will lose their right to … Continue reading →

Posted in Israeli Politics, The Jewish people, Zionism | 3 Comments

The perverse and vicious Palestinian “refugee” weapon

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

Suppose someone told you that they wanted to take a billion and a half dollars of American and European taxpayer money each year, and use it to raise an army. It would feed and house more than five million people, … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Middle East politics, Terrorism | 1 Comment

New thinking required to defeat Hamas

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

Back when music came on Bakelite discs that spun at 78 rpm, the very fragile records would crack easily. When you tried to play a cracked disc, often the stylus (what everyone called the “needle”) would strike the crack and … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel and Palestinian Arabs, War | 3 Comments