Category Archives: Israeli Politics

Will Israel reject the Oslo Syndrome?

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

‘Oslo Syndrome’ is a phrase coined by historian and psychoanalyst Kenneth Levin, who wrote a book called The Oslo Syndrome: Delusions of a People Under Siege (Smith & Kraus, 2005). It is related to the so-called ‘Stockholm Syndrome‘ in which … Continue reading →

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Livni and Peres conspire with Kerry — against Israel

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

As you may remember, Shimon Peres and Yossi Beilin carried on pre-Oslo agreement negotiations with the PLO behind the backs of Prime Ministers Shamir and Rabin, and then presented the deal as a fait accompli to Rabin. One doesn’t know … Continue reading →

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Rabbi Yoffie loses it

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

Yesterday I wrote a post arguing that the EU’s problem with Israel is fundamentally insoluble. I am beginning to think that we are going to have an equally difficult time with liberal American Jews. Rabbi Eric Yoffie is the former … Continue reading →

Posted in American Jews, Israeli Politics | 4 Comments

Do we want a female Putin for PM?

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

You probably know that Tzipi Livni, whose own party was expected to fail to get the minimum amount of votes to enter the Knesset, somehow managed to convince the Labor Party leader, Isaac Herzog, to form a partnership in which, … Continue reading →

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Elections (or not)

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

Right now, the domestic political scene in Israel is in total chaos. Although there will supposedly be a final vote to dissolve the Knesset tomorrow, which — if it happens — will bring elections in March, it’s possible that either … 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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Who’s afraid of admitting that it’s a Jewish state?

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

News item: The Ministerial Committee for Legislation was scheduled to debate and vote Sunday on a legislation proposal seeking to declare Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people. The bill, presented to the committee as “Basic Law: Israel as … Continue reading →

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UK Parliament favors recognition of Palestine

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Victor Rosenthal

News item: After a four-hour debate during which over 50 MPs spoke, the British Parliament overwhelmingly voted in favor of the government recognizing Palestine as a state on Monday night. The ayes had it when 274 MPs voted to adopt … Continue reading →

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