Category Archives: Iran

A Strategic Plan for Peace

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

I spent some time Tuesday at a kibbutz in the “Gaza envelope,” the area close to the Strip that absorbs the brunt of the rockets that are the usual expression of Palestinian Arab rage at my existence. The kibbutz was … Continue reading →

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When Will the Snake Finally Lose its Head?

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

Nine out of 10 of the Democratic presidential contenders in the first debate raised their hands when asked if they would return to the JCPOA, the nuclear deal with Iran that Donald Trump removed the US from in May. At … Continue reading →

Posted in American politics, Iran, US-Israel Relations, War | 3 Comments

Living in the Shadow of the Next War

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over. William Tecumseh Sherman The recent tension between the US and Iran is being watched very closely here in Israel, … Continue reading →

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What’s in the future for American Jews

Posted on May 12, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

One of the favorite myths of American antisemites – of both the left and right – is that the Jews push America into wars for the sake of Israel, or for the sake of the Rothschild fortune*, or both. Take … Continue reading →

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The Good Prince and the Iran deal

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

It’s become a truism that the hatred and harassment of individual Jews and Jewish communities that once was prevalent in the lands of the diaspora before the rebirth of a Jewish state has since morphed into loathing and persecution of … Continue reading →

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Our Iranian War

Posted on December 27, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

Tuesday night Israel hit several locations in Syria, assumed to be weapons depots which possibly contained a shipment of Fajr-5 rockets from Iran. But it’s also being reported that “senior Hezbollah personnel” were hit, shortly after boarding a plane for … Continue reading →

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Question Time

Posted on December 23, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

Here are some answers to real questions that I’ve been asked. No, I am not an authority on anything, but my views are at least as considered (and probably more so) than those of celebrities and politicians that are often … Continue reading →

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Boycotting Israel, on the airwaves

Posted on November 18, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

I have a confession to make: I’m a “ham.” Not a poor actor (although I’m that as well), but an amateur radio operator. I’ve been one since the age of 13, when I used my paper route earnings to buy … Continue reading →

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