Category Archives: Information war

Fighting BDS, Part II

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

Falsehood flies, and the truth comes limping after it. – Jonathan Swift Summary of Part I: The Boycott-Divestment-Sanctions (BDS) movement is not intended as an economic weapon against Israel, and has not succeeded as such. It does not seek to … Continue reading →

Posted in Information war, Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Terrorism | 4 Comments

Fighting BDS, Part I

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

The Boycott-Divestment-Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel has not been an effective economic weapon. It has had few victories and numerous defeats. I think that’s probably because market forces are stronger than ideological ones, at least among the populations that make … Continue reading →

Posted in American politics, Information war, Jew Hatred | 3 Comments

Did Putin pull the trigger in Pittsburgh?

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

America is under (cognitive) attack, almost certainly by Russia. The threat is very real and has already done a great deal of damage. Americans have almost certainly already died as a result, and the eleven Jewish victims of the Pittsburgh … Continue reading →

Posted in American Jews, American society, Information war, Jew Hatred, Terrorism | 2 Comments

Wasps and terrorists

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

When I was a teenager in the 1950s, I was a science fiction nut. I would load myself down with books and short story anthologies from the library and even spend actual money on pulp magazines. There were a few … Continue reading →

Posted in American society, Information war, Terrorism, War | 1 Comment

Our cognitive enemies

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

The missiles are falling all over Israel, their multi-ton payloads blasting the Jewish state, built at such great cost in human effort and blood over the past 70 years, to bits. I am not talking about physical missiles. They are … Continue reading →

Posted in Information war, Israeli Politics, Post-Zionism | 2 Comments

How an ignorant blogger became a pro-Palestinian activist

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

Jaspreet Oberoi is a blogger who recently had an article published in Ha’aretz, entitled “From Punjab to Palestine: Why young Sikhs like me are becoming pro-Palestinian activists.” I read it with interest, because I would like to know too. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Information war, Israel and Palestinian Arabs | 1 Comment

Israel’s media problem

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

If endemic irrational hatred of Israel is viewed as a disease, then its primary vector is the Western mainstream media. Although social media have been gaining in importance recently, the traditional media organizations are still the Xenopsylla cheopis spreading this … Continue reading →

Posted in Information war, Media | 5 Comments

The Narrative

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

Maybe arguments are not important. Maybe, as Jonathan Haidt (video, 1 hr. 32 m.) says, logical arguments are window dressing used to justify conclusions forced upon us by deep-seated emotional motivations. Maybe those who demand that we “free Palestine” on … Continue reading →

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