Category Archives: American Jews

Two peoples divided by a common religion

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

The just-released Pew Survey (“Israel’s Religiously Divided Society”) contains some fascinating data. While most commentators are making a big deal over the fact that about half of Jewish Israelis agreed that “Arabs should be expelled or transferred from Israel” – … Continue reading →

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Being the Jew that fights back

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

Recently, Palestinian human rights activist (really) Bassem Eid was threatened by anti-Israel demonstrators, and had to have a police escort out of a talk he gave at the University of Chicago. Caroline Glick noted this incident as more evidence that … Continue reading →

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Has the URJ become an enemy of the Jewish people?

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

Reform Judaism, represented by the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), is now the largest Jewish denomination in the US and Canada, claiming 2.2 million members out of the estimated total of 6.5 million Jews in those countries. You would expect … Continue reading →

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Liberal Jews afraid to oppose Iran deal

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

As many of you know, I returned to live in Israel a year ago after 26 years in the place I consider my beloved hometown, Fresno California, located in the large valley that runs down the center of the state. … Continue reading →

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The lost tribe of America

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

My post about Michael Oren and American Jews last week brought many comments and emails. Some liked it, but the ones that didn’t either didn’t like my tone (“bitter, negative, polarized”) or felt that I was being unfair to those … Continue reading →

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Michael Oren is tired of American Jews, and so am I

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

Rabbi Eric Yoffie is offended by Michael Oren, on behalf of (non-Orthodox) American Jews. These Jews, like America’s “first Jewish president,” turn out to be very easy to offend: just suggest that Israelis are more qualified than they are to … Continue reading →

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Bending the arc — away from Israel

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

Alex, the son of anti-Zionist billionaire George Soros, is starting a Jewish political action committee: Bend the Arc PAC will back progressive candidates by making direct contributions to their campaign committees. It will focus on issues such as income inequality, … Continue reading →

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American Jews: don’t re-make your mistakes

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

You know that I think, and have said over and over, that the Obama Administration is the worst ever for Israel. Now a new poll shows that most Israelis, even those that identify as left-wing, agree with me: When it … Continue reading →

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