Category Archives: American politics

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 →

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Goodbye, Barack

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

At last, after eight long years during which Barack Obama a) applied almost unrelenting pressure on Israel, much more obsessively than anything else he did, and b) taught us the painful truth about American liberal Jews – that for them, … 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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Jabotinsky, Netanyahu, and the American debates

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

When I arose at 0330 this morning to watch the American presidential debates, I couldn’t help but think about the concept of leadership – what makes a good leader and why it’s rare to find one who is also a … Continue reading →

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Aftershocks of 9/11

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

Fifteen years ago, America took a punishing blow to the jaw, a strike aimed at its business, military and political centers of power. It was both a military and psychological blow, but above all it was a financial one. The … Continue reading →

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The crook vs. the demagogue

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

Notes on the American election I’m an American as well as an Israeli (just ask the IRS) and although I live in Israel and don’t plan to return to the USA, I still care about the country where I was … Continue reading →

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This Jewish doctor wants me dead

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

Some of my American readers might be so irritated by the major presidential candidates that they are thinking about voting for a third party candidate. Maybe even Green Party nominee Dr. Jill Stein. After all, almost half a million people … Continue reading →

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