Category Archives: Israeli Politics

Ronald Lauder’s Left Turn

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

I recently got an email from a liberal Jewish friend in America. He’s a Zionist, he’s interested in Jewish issues, and he’s not dumb. To my horror, he highly recommended the op-ed published in the NY Times on Sunday by … 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

But what about the Druze?

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

I didn’t intend to write about the Nation-State Law again. I thought that I had explained my position that the law is an expression of what it means to be a Jewish state, and is essential to protect our Zionist … Continue reading →

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Our cognitive enemies

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

The missiles are falling all over Israel, their multi-ton payloads blasting the Jewish state, built at such great cost in human effort and blood over the past 70 years, to bits. I am not talking about physical missiles. They are … Continue reading →

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On democracy

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

The favorite complaint made by the Israeli Left and the American liberal Jewish establishment against anything the supposedly “right-wing” government of Israel does is that it is “undemocratic.” They do not usually define the concept of democracy, but they are … Continue reading →

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Why they hate the Nation-State Law

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

The Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People was finally passed a few days ago. The practical, concrete consequences are minimal. There will be neither more nor fewer Arabic road signs. Nobody will lose their right to … Continue reading →

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The Nation-State Law rises again

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

Five years since its initial introduction by MK Avi Dichter, the Nation State Bill is being hotly debated in the Knesset once again. Israel’s Declaration of Independence announced the creation of “A Jewish state in Eretz-Israel,” and added, The State … Continue reading →

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Abolish the Rabbinut!

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

I have expended billions, perhaps hundreds of billions, of electrons attacking liberal strains of Judaism, particularly in the US but also in Israel, for what I perceive as a conflation of Judaism and Jewish ethics with liberal politics. Today it’s … Continue reading →

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