Category Archives: Israeli Politics

Micah Goodman vs. Ehud Barak

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

This summer a book by Micah Goodman called “Catch-67” (מלכוד 67) was a best-seller in Israel. About the conflict with the Palestinians, it argued that both the Left and the Right in Israel were correct: we can neither annex the … Continue reading →

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Defending Israel against Reform evangelism

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

This week the conflict between liberal and progressive elements in American Jewry and the government of Israel was escalated. On November 16, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the American Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), and others tried to push their … Continue reading →

Posted in American Jews, Israeli Politics, Israeli Society | 3 Comments

Urgent advice to my fellow Jews

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

Right now, today, is a critical point in Jewish history. Maybe you don’t think so, because it’s easy to be distracted by the small stuff. But we need to step back and look at the forest instead of the trees. … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Israeli Politics, Jew Hatred, War | 2 Comments

Abolish the Chief Rabbinate

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

What would you think if you and your children were registered as Jewish citizens of Israel, but when your daughter applied to be married, she was told that in the eyes of the Chief Rabbinate she was not Jewish? And … Continue reading →

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Ha’aretz, the newspaper that hates its country

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

Ha’aretz is the oldest newspaper still in print in Israel. It began life in 1918 as an organ of the British military government, but was soon taken over by left-wing Zionists. The Schocken family bought the paper in 1935; Gershon … Continue reading →

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Is Bibi in trouble?

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

One of the most appealing things about Menachem Begin was his austere lifestyle. He owned a two-room apartment in Tel Aviv, which he refused to leave, until he became Prime Minister. After his resignation in 1983, he returned to live … Continue reading →

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Surprise us, Ayelet Shaked

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

Last Tuesday, Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked spoke at an Israeli Bar Association conference. What she said constituted an ideological manifesto of great importance, much more so than the particular issue she spoke about, the Supreme Court decision on the rights … Continue reading →

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Deport Israel’s illegal immigrants

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

The attitude of Israelis to African “infiltrators” or “asylum seekers” or “refugees” – what you call them is indicative of how you feel about them – is a manifestation of a broad cultural divide in our society. There are about … Continue reading →

Posted in Israeli Politics, Israeli Society | 2 Comments