Category Archives: Israel and Palestinian Arabs

Do they have a right to a state?

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

And so I renew the appeal made in this place by Pope Benedict XVI: the right of the State of Israel to exist and to flourish in peace and security within internationally recognized borders must be universally recognized. At the … Continue reading →

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The Hamas paradox

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

The players: Hamas — The Palestinian Muslim Brotherhood; Sunni Islamists committed to the destruction of Israel; believe that killing Jews is a religious mitzvah. Fatah — Yasser Arafat’s gang, secular terrorists committed to the destruction of Israel, the single organization … Continue reading →

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How to stop letting murderers go free

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

News item: The Ministerial Committee for Legislation passed a bill restricting presidential pardons for convicted murderers by a majority of seven to three on Sunday. This approval paves the way for the bill to be brought to Knesset for a … Continue reading →

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A fable for dumb American negotiators

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

Suppose two men living in the same house are in love with the same woman, the wife of one of them. The other can think of nothing else, and even has come to believe an elaborate fantasy of how she … Continue reading →

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