Category Archives: Europe and Israel

The Israeli Left’s Faustian bargain

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

Barack Obama seems to oppose intervention most everywhere. He is especially committed to minimizing the friction between America and the Muslim world – even trying to align America with Islamic objectives – and so continues to reduce the US footprint … Continue reading →

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To hell with the International Community

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

In Michael Oren’s new book, Ally, (which I like quite a lot), he expresses a sentiment that is often heard in Israeli discourse: If the First Intifada was not sufficiently convincing, the Second thoroughly persuaded me that Israel had to … Continue reading →

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West will share responsibility for devastation of south Lebanon

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

Recently we’ve been hearing — both from Hezbollah and Israel — about the massive installations the terrorist group has been building just across the Lebanese border with Israel, and what will happen when war breaks out. Omri Ceren of The … Continue reading →

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Stop foreign subversion of the Jewish state!

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

Are Israelis paranoid? Much of the world is out to get us, and I’m not talking about the Arabs. In his travels about Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Tuvia Tenenbom (Catch the Jew) tells of encountering massive European-funded projects, costing millions … Continue reading →

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Hands off my country!

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

Supporters of the Obama Administration, like Eric Yoffie of the the Union for Reform Judaism, pretend to be angered and offended by the “wildly inappropriate” action of PM Netanyahu in accepting the invitation of the Speaker of the House to … Continue reading →

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How Europe and the US subvert Israel’s sovereignty

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

One of the most infuriating things about the struggle to keep a sovereign Jewish state is the degree of interference in its affairs by Western governments and interests — which are, with very few exceptions, anti-Israel in practice if not … Continue reading →

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France didn’t live up to Napoleon’s bargain

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

As I wrote yesterday, the presence of terrorist Mahmoud Abbas at the anti-terror march in Paris was obscene. But it’s interesting to note the reason why he was there. Here’s the story: After the French government began to send invitations … Continue reading →

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We can’t satisfy Europe

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

I admit it. I read Ha’aretz (but I don’t pay for it). How else would I know what Israel’s extreme Left is thinking? So I am used to reading that time is running out, we’d better “end the occupation” before … Continue reading →

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