Author Archives: Victor Rosenthal

The secret is Zionism

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

I attended a lecture on Monday by Moti Toledo, who participated in Operation Solomon, the 36-hour airlift of about 15,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel while Ethiopia was in the throes of revolution. Religious people can be excused for believing that … Continue reading →

Posted in Israeli Society, The Jewish people, Zionism | 9 Comments

The Five Pillars of Palestinism

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

Ideas really do have power, especially when they are held by tens of millions of people. Religions, for example, are constellations of ideas, and religion has been the source of countless wars, great art, music, architecture, literature, political systems, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Middle East politics | 3 Comments

Trump stops feeding the crocodile

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

As everyone knows, US President Donald Trump has dumped the so-called “Iran deal” (JCPOA), and re-imposed strict economic sanctions on the Iranian regime. I agree with PM Netanyahu that not only did the deal not prevent Iran from developing nuclear … Continue reading →

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Why I’m grateful to Mahmoud Abbas

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

In a speech to the Palestinian National Council last week, Mahmoud Abbas said publicly that pogroms against Jews throughout history, culminating in the Holocaust, were the result of Jewish “social roles” connected to “usury and banks.” He denied the connection … Continue reading →

Posted in American Jews, Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Jew Hatred | 6 Comments

Why war between Israel and Iran is unlikely today

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

Si vis pacem, para bellum (if you want peace, prepare for war) – Vegetius, c. 450 CE I’ve said that I am expecting a hot war soon. But recent developments are changing my mind. The strategy of deterrence and interdiction … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, US-Israel Relations, War | 5 Comments

Goodbye, Jewish-American busybodies

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

I want a divorce. Not from my wife, whom I love dearly, but from the liberal and progressive American Jewish community. From those American Jews who believe that they have a special right to judge and advise the state of … Continue reading →

Posted in American Jews | 5 Comments

Restoring the balance between the Knesset and the Court

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

A hot potato today in Israel’s Knesset is the so-called chok hahitgabrut (literally, “the overriding law”) which would provide a way for the Knesset to pass a law over the objections of the Supreme Court. Various versions of such a … Continue reading →

Posted in Israeli Politics | 3 Comments

Diasporism, a bad idea whose time has come

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

With the visit of Jeremy Corbyn to a Passover “seder” hosted by the Jewish anti-Zionist group Jewdas, I became aware – I am way behind in cultural trends – of the ideology of Diasporism. It’s been around for some time. … Continue reading →

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