Category Archives: Israeli Politics

How not to make political friends

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

This week, Yitzhak Herzog, the leader of Israel’s Labor Party (now euphemistically known as the ‘Zionist Union’) announced that the time had come for a change in government and he was preparing his party for elections in 2016. Most Israelis … Continue reading →

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The Israeli Left’s Faustian bargain

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

Barack Obama seems to oppose intervention most everywhere. He is especially committed to minimizing the friction between America and the Muslim world – even trying to align America with Islamic objectives – and so continues to reduce the US footprint … Continue reading →

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Rivlin’s folly

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

נתאי הארבלי אומר: הרחק משכן רע, ואל תתחבר לרשע, ואל תתיאש מן הפרענות – פרקי אבות א,ז Nittai of Arbel says: Distance yourself from a bad neighbor; do not associate with a wicked person; and do not despair of retribution. … Continue reading →

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My journey from Left to Right

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

Yes, I admit it. I started out in life as a leftist. In 1982 I thought that we went too far in Lebanon; we should have stopped at the 40 km. line promised by Sharon. I was horrified by the … Continue reading →

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The Israeli Left’s ongoing reality show

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

The thing about the Israeli Left is that they only talk to each other, so they are shocked, shocked, when a remark that seems to them totally normal strikes regular people as beyond the pale. Take the recent Facebook post … Continue reading →

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Jewish terrorism? Maybe — or maybe not

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

Minister of Defense Moshe Ya’alon justified the recent ‘administrative detentions’ of several young Jewish ‘extremists’ in a TV interview last week: In such situations, any country — most certainly a democracy– must defend itself, including the taking of extreme measures,” … Continue reading →

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Political perversity in Israel and the US

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

Why are elites in Israel and the US helping their deadly enemies? The phenomenon of Israel-hating Jews has been discussed a great deal, and there are some theories that go a long way toward explaining the prominence, even leadership, of … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem Day: exercise sovereignty or lose it

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

Yesterday was Jerusalem Day. One of the events was a march through the city to the Western Wall, including the Muslim quarter of the Old City. Most of the participants are teenagers from nationalist-religious schools. There have been complaints from … Continue reading →

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