Author Archives: Victor Rosenthal

Pity is not an Antidote for Contempt, and Respect is Better than Friendship

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

Mickey Levy, the Speaker of the Knesset, went to Germany on International Holocaust Remembrance Day and spoke to the Bundestag, the German parliament – in Hebrew. He ended his speech with a recitation of the Kaddish, during which his voice … Continue reading →

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The “Protocols of the Elders of Zion” is Back

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

Do human stupidity and wickedness have any bounds? After reading the comprehensive Wikipedia article about The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, I have to answer a resounding “no.” The Protocols, from its its first publication in Russia in 1903 … Continue reading →

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Should American Jews Worry About Antisemitism?

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

A recent survey tells us that more than 90% of American Jews are “concerned” about antisemitism, and almost half of them have experienced it either directly, or “through family or friends.” I wondered if things were better or worse for … Continue reading →

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Keeping the Land of Israel

Posted on January 20, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

News Item: The European Union has spent half-a-billion dollars over the last seven years to support a Palestinian Authority plan to control Area C of the West Bank, an Intelligence Ministry report publicly released Tuesday. “Foreign assistance as a significant … Continue reading →

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Disappearing the Jews

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

On any scale of importance, the absurdity that the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures somehow ignored the fact that Jews, most of them running from antisemitic Eastern Europe, created the industry ex nihilo in the face of still more … Continue reading →

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The Bedouin Occupation

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

Bedouin citizens of Israel formerly embraced a nomadic lifestyle, drifting between Arabia and the Sinai; but since 1948 many have permanently settled in the southern part of Israel. They established their settlements on any convenient unoccupied land, where they grazed … Continue reading →

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Our Strategy – or Theirs?

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

In the context of Israel’s security situation, somebody recently told me to be more cheerful, because there have been worse times. Leaving aside the question (which my wife would answer in the negative) of whether I am capable of cheerfulness, … Continue reading →

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“The Axis” vs. the Jews of Judea and Samaria

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

Psychological warfare is not all that different in organization from the kinetic kind. There are campaigns and objectives. Recently the objective of our enemies – the Arab-European axis of antisemitism – has been to destroy the legitimacy of the Jewish … Continue reading →

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