Category Archives: Europe and Israel

Seven things Israel doesn’t need

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

A popular idea in the West is that you solve conflicts by satisfying people’s needs. Just figure out how to meet everyone’s needs, and the result will be peace and harmony. The American administration and the Europeans want to help … Continue reading →

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The shape of things to come (with apologies to H. G. Wells)

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

On Friday my son’s wife took two of my grandkids and her mother on a mini-vacation – to Germany. In the four days that they’ve been there, there have been three terror attacks. I’m more than looking forward to their … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe and Israel, Middle East politics, Terrorism | 3 Comments

The case for paranoia

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

I am sitting at my desk on a quiet day. There are no screaming sirens. Hezbollah isn’t bombarding us with its tens of thousands of missiles, and Hamas tunnels aren’t disgorging terrorists near kibbutz dining halls. Nobody has been stabbed … Continue reading →

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Tolerance and terrorism

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

So there was a bloody terrorist attack – two bloody terrorist attacks – in Brussels on Tuesday. Dozens murdered, more injured seriously. The Islamic State took responsibility, and threatened more attacks. The overwhelming feeling one gets is a combination of … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe and Israel, Islam, Terrorism, War | 3 Comments

The Israeli Left is a Potemkin Village

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

Recent charges that the NGO Breaking the Silence has engaged in espionage in addition to its ‘normal’ activity of collecting and disseminating unverifiable information to embarrass the IDF have stirred a hornet’s nest on the Left. Someone hearing about the … Continue reading →

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Soothing words and golden handcuffs

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

I have never understood why Israel grants legitimacy to the so-called ‘Middle East Quartet’ of the US, UN, EU and Russia. Each of these entities is hostile to Israel to some extent. None of them has demonstrated an understanding of … Continue reading →

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Defending Israel against the EU’s ‘soft weapon’

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

When Israel built its security barrier back in 2003, the Palestinian Arabs and their supporters squealed like pigs. Despite numerous changes to its path to accommodate Arab complaints, some ordered by Israel’s Supreme Court, it became a cause célèbre for … Continue reading →

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Anti-Israel NGOs — not transparency — are the real threat to democracy

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

Last night a suspicious fire occurred at the offices of B’Tselem, an Israeli NGO concerned with “human rights in the occupied territories” (in other words, yet another foreign-funded operation working to delegitimize the Jewish state and sabotage its ability to … Continue reading →

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