Category Archives: Europe and Israel

To whom it may concern

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

To whom it may concern in Europe and the US: We are tired of hearing that withdrawal from Judea and Samaria will bring peace. We know and you know that it would bring another Gaza. So stop saying it. We … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Peace' Process, Europe and Israel, Israel and Palestinian Arabs, The UN, US-Israel Relations | 4 Comments

Israel’s War of Survival

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

You don’t win wars until you know who the enemy is or what you are fighting for. Sometimes it’s not clear, even when the war you are called on to fight is one of self-defense. We are presently engaged in … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe and Israel, Israel and Palestinian Arabs, US-Israel Relations, War | 2 Comments

How to deal with irrationality and chaos — Part I

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

Words like ‘insanity’, ‘derangement’ and (more mildly) ‘irrationality’ are used more and more these days in discourse about the Middle East. In no particular order: The insane hatred for Israel in Europe. David P. Goldman explains the European derangement (his … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe and Israel, Iran, Israel and Palestinian Arabs, US-Israel Relations | 3 Comments

UK Parliament favors recognition of Palestine

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

News item: After a four-hour debate during which over 50 MPs spoke, the British Parliament overwhelmingly voted in favor of the government recognizing Palestine as a state on Monday night. The ayes had it when 274 MPs voted to adopt … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe and Israel, Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Israeli Politics | 1 Comment

Europe loves ‘Palestine’

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

European governments, in part responding to pressure to appeal to Muslim residents, to appease oil-producing nations — who haven’t stopped wanting to weaken Israel despite their worries about Iran — or perhaps because of anti-Jewish feelings that are under the … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe and Israel, Israel and Palestinian Arabs | 3 Comments

British Consul General in Jerusalem sides with Hamas

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

News item: A photograph has emerged of UK Consul General to Jerusalem Alastair McPhail wearing a keffiyeh scarf that bears the image of a Palestinian flag superimposed over a map of the whole of Israel, West Bank and Gaza, with … Continue reading →

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The meanest bastards in history

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

So the Pope celebrates Mass in Bethlehem, but they can’t turn down the volume of the PA system at the nearby mosque? Listen: Somebody was apparently trying to make a point, in case anyone wondered who’s in charge in Bethlehem. … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe and Israel, Islam | 2 Comments