Category Archives: Israeli Politics

How Israel is finally becoming a true democracy

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

Aluf Benn, the editor of the Israeli Left’s flagship publication Ha’aretz, has done a wonderful job of explaining to the rest of us the frustration and fury of those who used to run the country and don’t anymore. Here’s his … Continue reading →

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Adjusting the Moral Compass, Part I

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

News item: [Ya’alon] said Thursday that he has been “surprised” of late at a “loss of moral compass on basic questions” in Israeli society. “We need to steer the country in accordance with one’s conscience and not whichever way the … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, Diaspora

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

I had the good fortune to meet Tuvia Tenenbom, author of Catch the Jew and I Sleep in Hitler’s Room the other night. He’s writing a book about America. It hasn’t been published yet, but I think I can safely … 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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Miri Regev does not “Love the Juice”

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

TRIGGER WARNING: This post includes a photo of a remarkably vulgar performance. Ari Shavit: But now I am ashamed. I look at my government and my capital and feel deep disgrace. Who are these hoodlums who have taken over the … 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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Defending Israel against the EU’s ‘soft weapon’

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

When Israel built its security barrier back in 2003, the Palestinian Arabs and their supporters squealed like pigs. Despite numerous changes to its path to accommodate Arab complaints, some ordered by Israel’s Supreme Court, it became a cause célèbre for … Continue reading →

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Anti-Israel NGOs — not transparency — are the real threat to democracy

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

Last night a suspicious fire occurred at the offices of B’Tselem, an Israeli NGO concerned with “human rights in the occupied territories” (in other words, yet another foreign-funded operation working to delegitimize the Jewish state and sabotage its ability to … Continue reading →

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