Category Archives: Israel and Palestinian Arabs

Meditations on today’s news

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

I opened my newspaper this morning (Wednesday) and was greeted with the headline: the White House has no comment on the regularization law that was passed yesterday, and will talk about it when PM Netanyahu visits Washington to meet with … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Media, Middle East politics | 4 Comments

How to really end the occupation

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

Perhaps thanks to the shock of the expulsion of the Jewish residents of Amona and the razing of their community, the Knesset passed a “settlement regulation bill” (חוק ההסדרה), which is intended to make it possible to legalize a settlement … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Israeli Politics | 2 Comments

Why they hate us

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness. – Lev. 16:10 He … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe and Israel, Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Jew Hatred, Zionism | 3 Comments

The “international community” and its Israel problem

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

I am writing on Wednesday, after the passage of UNSC resolution 2334 and John Kerry’s speech laying out his parameters for ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. And after that, there will or will not be another Security Council resolution, in which … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel and Palestinian Arabs, The UN, US-Israel Relations | 1 Comment

Trump, be a mentsh

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

I spent almost all of Tuesday in Jerusalem. It was a lovely day, the bus and light rail connections were quick and convenient, and – thanks to getting off the light rail at the wrong stop – we walked through … Continue reading →

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

Are Palestinians “People of Color?”

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

I admit it. When I see the expression “person of color” used seriously, I stop reading. It is an indication that the writer is a fool, and probably a knave. What does it mean? It has been around since the … Continue reading →

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UNESCOs moral infirmity

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

If Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 abstentions. – Abba Eban What’s next? A UNESCO decision denying the … Continue reading →

Posted in Information war, Israel and Palestinian Arabs, The UN | 3 Comments

No more carrots

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

Two Israelis – a beloved grandmother and a young policeman, married only a few months – were murdered and six wounded in Jerusalem on Sunday, by a Palestinian terrorist. This isn’t surprising, since 42 Israelis have been killed and some … Continue reading →

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