Category Archives: Israeli Arabs

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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Was Kahane right?

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

This is not a post that I wanted to write. I don’t want to face a very troubling reality. But reality, by definition, is the thing you can’t escape. Recently Israel held municipal elections, for mayors and city council members. … Continue reading →

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Will Israel remain a Jewish and Zionist state?

Posted on August 12, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

The Jewish state is truly under siege. Not from the Hamasniks of Gaza, who – despite their posturing – are no more than an annoyance (although a rather vicious one that our government is not dealing with properly), but from … Continue reading →

Posted in Israeli Arabs, Israeli Politics, Israeli Society, Post-Zionism, The Jewish people, Zionism | 3 Comments

Moshe Arens, meet Aharon Barak

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

There are few people in Israeli public life that I respect more than Moshe Arens, former Minister of Defense (three terms), Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador to the US. But I think he was wrong recently, when he wrote … Continue reading →

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Being the nation-state of the Jewish people

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

In April of this year, the UN released the 2017 World Happiness Report. Using polling data collected by the Gallup organization, it ranked 156 countries in the world in order of how happy with their lives respondents said they were, … Continue reading →

Posted in Israeli Arabs, Israeli Politics, Israeli Society, The Jewish people, Zionism | 3 Comments

Lieberman’s verbal bombing run

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

If you’re not catching flak, then you’re not over the target. And one good way to know that we are scoring points is when our enemies start screaming bloody murder. So back in 2002, when Israel started building its security … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the new year

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

This week I would like to wish all of my readers the very best possible year, in the personal, spiritual and economic realms. I would like to thank the Elder of Ziyon for the opportunity to appear on his pages, … Continue reading →

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It’s the narrative, stupid

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

How do you characterize a population as a people? Most of us would say that a people has some combination of language, religion, culture, place of origin, and genetic makeup, and that its members identify with a historical narrative that … Continue reading →

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