Category Archives: Israel and Palestinian Arabs

Disappearing the Jews

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

On any scale of importance, the absurdity that the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures somehow ignored the fact that Jews, most of them running from antisemitic Eastern Europe, created the industry ex nihilo in the face of still more … Continue reading →

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Our Strategy – or Theirs?

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

In the context of Israel’s security situation, somebody recently told me to be more cheerful, because there have been worse times. Leaving aside the question (which my wife would answer in the negative) of whether I am capable of cheerfulness, … Continue reading →

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“The Axis” vs. the Jews of Judea and Samaria

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

Psychological warfare is not all that different in organization from the kinetic kind. There are campaigns and objectives. Recently the objective of our enemies – the Arab-European axis of antisemitism – has been to destroy the legitimacy of the Jewish … Continue reading →

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Life in the Stone Age

Posted on January 2, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

Almost every day that passes sees attempts to murder Jews, because they are Jews. Some of these can even be called attempts at mass murder. No, I am not only talking about rockets launched from the Gaza strip and aimed … Continue reading →

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How Not to Treat an Enemy

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

News item: Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced on Wednesday that Israel would implement a series of measures intended to prop up the indebted Palestinian Authority and ease Palestinians’ daily life. … Israel will provide the PA with a NIS 100 … Continue reading →

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Remembering the Sbarro Massacre

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

In my previous blog I wrote incorrectly that 16 Israelis were murdered in the 2001 Sbarro Restaurant bombing, with one victim remaining unconscious only to die later. The truth is that 15 died in the explosion or immediately after, and … Continue reading →

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Strengthening the Walls of the Ghetto

Posted on December 9, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

This morning I sat down with my newspaper, my coffee, and my cat, to read that the IDF held a ceremony on Tuesday to mark the completion of the massive and sophisticated barrier on the border (or whatever it is) … Continue reading →

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My Brush with Censorship

Posted on November 28, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

For the past seven years I’ve written a regular column for a newsletter that is distributed several times a year by the Jewish Federation in my home town in California. I write about what’s going on in Israel, explain our … Continue reading →

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