Category Archives: Israeli Arabs

On observing the nakba

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

Many of you have seen the traffic coming to a stop on Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance day and Memorial Day, with drivers getting out of their cars and pedestrians standing stock still, at attention while a siren sounds for two minutes. … Continue reading →

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Why the excitement? Bahloul only represents his party.

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

Zouheir Bahloul is an Arab citizen of Israel, a member of the Knesset for the ‘Zionist Union’ (once called the Labor Party) and a former radio sportscaster. A few days ago he ignited a furor by saying that the Palestinian … Continue reading →

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Can Jews and Arabs get along?

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

I never understood why the more radical Arab members of the Knesset behave so provocatively. Why did Haneen Zoabi take part in the 2010 Gaza flotilla? Why did she, along with her Balad colleagues Jamal Zahalka and Basel Ghattas visit … Continue reading →

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Who is guilty of stupidity?

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

The three members of Israel’s Knesset – Jamal Zahalka, Haneen Zoabi and Basel Ghattas – who met recently with the families of three terrorist murderers, were condemned from all sides of Israel’s political spectrum. In addition to harsh criticism from … Continue reading →

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Dear Arabs

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

Dear Arabs, The truth is we aren’t writing this for you, because you probably aren’t listening. But these things need to be said. We are not going to lecture you about how the Jewish people are the original inhabitants of … Continue reading →

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Why negotiations with the PLO are a waste of time

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

Any “two-state solution” is a bad idea. It is inconsistent with Israel’s security – Judea and Samaria will quickly resemble Gaza – and it generally (but not always) implies that the Jewish people do not have full legal title to … Continue reading →

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How Herzog and Livni could win

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

Last week I suggested that the aptly misnamed “Zionist Union” party would do anything to get into power, even — for the first time in Israel’s history —  invite an Arab party into their coalition, and yesterday Tzipi Livni made … Continue reading →

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Yes, we need a Basic Law: the Jewish State

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

One of the reasons I haven’t written anything for a week is that I’ve been thinking about the “Jewish State Law.” I wrote about it here, but since then there has been vicious criticism of the idea from the Left, … Continue reading →

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