Author Archives: Victor Rosenthal

Film Review: “Hate Spaces: The Politics of Intolerance on Campus”

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

“Hate Spaces” is a documentary film (view the trailer here) produced by Ralph Avi Goldwasser and Americans for Peace and Tolerance, who also gave us “The J Street Challenge,” and as the full title suggests, it describes the recent surge … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, American Jews, American society, Jew Hatred | 1 Comment

Trump, be a mentsh

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

I spent almost all of Tuesday in Jerusalem. It was a lovely day, the bus and light rail connections were quick and convenient, and – thanks to getting off the light rail at the wrong stop – we walked through … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel and Palestinian Arabs, US-Israel Relations | 3 Comments

The Tribe of Barack

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

News item: On Monday, the American Jewish Committee and the Islamic Society of North America launched the Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council, a group of religious and business leaders from both communities who will help draft domestic policy legislation and advocate on … Continue reading →

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President Trump

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

It’s Wednesday morning, and the American presidential election has just been decided. Honestly, I didn’t expect this result. I didn’t underestimate Trump’s appeal, but I failed to realize just how much the voters disliked Clinton. Of course working-class people overwhelmingly … Continue reading →

Posted in American politics, US-Israel Relations | 2 Comments

The Reform Movement vs. Bibi Netanyahu

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

Last week saw a protest by Reform and Conservative Jews, both American and Israeli, in support of the Women of the Wall, at the Kotel (Western Wall).  The demonstrators were protesting the fact that an agreement that the government, the … Continue reading →

Posted in American Jews, Israeli Politics, Israeli Society | 1 Comment

Bringing Israel’s Supreme Court into the 21st Century

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

The latest battle in Israel’s ongoing struggle to define itself is being fought over the way Supreme Court justices are selected. The 15 justices are appointed by a judicial selection committee of 9 members: The Minister of Justice, who chairs … Continue reading →

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How not to stabilize the Middle East

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

My very first blog post almost exactly 10 years ago was about the just-released Iraq Study Group Report, co-authored by Lee Hamilton and James Baker. What struck me about it was how it asserted that the way to solve the … Continue reading →

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The British betrayal of the Jewish people

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

Today the “discovery” of Jew-hatred among British politicians, particularly in the Labour Party, is news. But the relationship of the Jews to Albion, since the citizens of York wiped out their Jewish community in 1190, hasn’t been smooth. Recently, I … Continue reading →

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