Category Archives: Iran

Israel Waits on the Edge of War

Posted on August 18, 2024 by Victor Rosenthal

Israel has been in crisis mode for two weeks, waiting for a promised attack from Iran. At the same time, the Biden-Harris administration is trying to force Israel to accept a cease-fire agreement with Hamas. How are these things related? … Continue reading →

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Do We Have an Ally in America? Or Something Else?

Posted on August 13, 2024 by Victor Rosenthal

“You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. And what I mean by that is an opportunity to do things that you think you could not do before.” – Rahm Emanuel Emanuel was Chief of Staff for Barack … Continue reading →

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Our Repeated Strategic Failures, or How We Never Learn from Experience

Posted on April 28, 2024 by Victor Rosenthal

1. Failure to understand and respect our enemies. Since before the founding of the State of Israel, Palestinian Arab leaders have been saying that the land between the river and the sea is Arab land, land in which non-Arab (and … Continue reading →

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Confrontation with Iran: Who Won?

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Victor Rosenthal

The West likes its Jews passive, dependent, and weak. When American officials say “Israel has a right to defend [herself]” they mean that they will allow her, and even assist her, to ward off the blows of her enemies. But … Continue reading →

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How Hamas Let its Amalekite Nature Spoil Iran’s Plan

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Victor Rosenthal

Never do an enemy a small injury – Niccolo Machiavelli Remember what Amalek did to you on your journey out of Egypt, how they surprised you on the road and cut off all the weak people at your rear, when … Continue reading →

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A “Dear Europe” Letter

Posted on May 22, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

Negotiations are underway between Israel and the European Union for Israel to sell natural gas to Europe, which wishes to end its dependence on Russia for fuel. Italy and Germany presently get 40% and 35% of their gas from Russia, … Continue reading →

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A Long Collection of Short Topics

Posted on April 17, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

I don’t want to be one of those writers who keeps writing long past the point at which he should have stopped. This piece will be my last regular blog. It may be the outline for a book. In any … Continue reading →

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Israel Must Become an Unaligned Nation

Posted on April 10, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

Israel needs to change course, or she will lose the War of Independence she has been fighting since 1948. It’s not possible for Israel to endure as a satellite of a country whose regime opposes our survival as a Jewish … Continue reading →

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