Category Archives: Academia

How multicultural, intersectional postcolonialism is taking us back to the Middle Ages

Posted on May 27, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

Identity politics demands special status not by virtue of fundamental human rights (which necessarily must be based on something other than distinct national, racial, sexual, or other identities) but of grievances. And it constricts its ethical claims by refusing to … Continue reading →

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Who’s appropriating whom?

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

Sick and tired of “Israel Apartheid Week” and other projects to demonize and delegitimize the Jewish state, some Columbia University students have established “Hebrew Liberation Week” during which they emphasize Jewish peoplehood and the Jewish connection to the land. One … Continue reading →

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Dawa

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

A few connected things you might want to know about: The student senate of Tufts University in Massachusetts passed  a resolution to divest from companies doing business with the “Israeli Occupation.” The vote was held last night, the day before … Continue reading →

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My life and blogs

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

Like many American Jews, I was born in Brooklyn, NY. As a young man I was interested in electronics and radio, which got me a job as a broadcast engineer that, along with scholarships, paid for my college education. But … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Are Palestinians “People of Color?”

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

I admit it. When I see the expression “person of color” used seriously, I stop reading. It is an indication that the writer is a fool, and probably a knave. What does it mean? It has been around since the … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the new year

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

This week I would like to wish all of my readers the very best possible year, in the personal, spiritual and economic realms. I would like to thank the Elder of Ziyon for the opportunity to appear on his pages, … Continue reading →

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How Zionism left them behind

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

Hasia Diner and Marjorie N. Feld, two academics, intellectuals and Jews, recently published a manifesto of sorts, entitled “We’re American Jewish historians. This is why we’ve left Zionism behind.” The existence of yet another two Jewish intellectuals who despise the … Continue reading →

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