Author Archives: Victor Rosenthal

What do you say to someone who just tried to murder you?

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

I felt sorry and sad when I saw the 16-year old Arab girl lying in the road after she was shot. She was someone’s daughter and she could have had a life. She stabbed a soldier getting off a bus … Continue reading →

Posted in Terrorism | 1 Comment

Is Reform Judaism a religion?

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

It probably won’t be the last time I shake my head at how the US Reform movement (I’m including the much smaller liberal branch of the Conservative movement)  has replaced Judaism with progressive politics – they call it “social action” … Continue reading →

Posted in American Jews | 4 Comments

Why they do it

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

Another mass murder in the name of the Islamic jihad, this time in Manchester. The  New York Times counted 13 deadly Islamic terrorist attacks in Europe alone over the past two years. The worst was in Paris on the night … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Islam, Terrorism | 1 Comment

Let’s talk about our relationship

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

Trigger warning: Donald Trump is mentioned in the following post. I ask that those of you who hate or love him to refrain from sending me angry emails accusing me of loving or hating him. I don’t. Unlike the Nobel … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Peace' Process, American politics, American society, Israel and Palestinian Arabs, US-Israel Relations | 2 Comments

Europeans, get your national identities back

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

European history is full of wars, culminating in the massive eruptions of violence that characterized the first half of the 20th century, which overflowed the boundaries of Europe to the point that they were called “World Wars.” These wars were … Continue reading →

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Moshe Arens, meet Aharon Barak

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

There are few people in Israeli public life that I respect more than Moshe Arens, former Minister of Defense (three terms), Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador to the US. But I think he was wrong recently, when he wrote … Continue reading →

Posted in Israeli Arabs, Israeli Politics, Zionism | 1 Comment

Being the nation-state of the Jewish people

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

In April of this year, the UN released the 2017 World Happiness Report. Using polling data collected by the Gallup organization, it ranked 156 countries in the world in order of how happy with their lives respondents said they were, … Continue reading →

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

Evil Council

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

[The British High Commissioner] grabbed the most fantastic place in the world … built a palace there, and every morning when he wakes up and opens his eyes … can see from the palace windows the loftiest and most holy … Continue reading →

Posted in Israeli Politics, The UN | 2 Comments