Category Archives: Israeli Politics

Why US Jewish leaders have a problem with Netanyahu

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

Earlier this week, I wrote about the foolish and arrogant letter sent by the American Reform and Conservative movements and some of their associated organizations to President Trump, demanding that in the light of newly re-elected Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu’s … Continue reading →

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The Nation-State Law under attack

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

Amos Schocken is the publisher of Ha’aretz, the employer of Gideon Levy and Amira Hass, of Rogel Alpher and B. Michael, and other writers who pour out their hatred of the Jewish state both in Hebrew and English translation. To … Continue reading →

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What to do about Gaza

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

Moshav Mishmeret is an agricultural community about 21 km. north and slightly east of Tel Aviv. It is about 125 km. north of Rafah, which is at the southern tip of the Gaza Strip, on a line that passes almost … Continue reading →

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J Street uncovers a secret about Netanyahu and Trump

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

I think my interest in J Street could once have been called “obsessive.” I wrote numerous blog posts a few years ago, pointing out that the supposedly “pro-Israel, pro-peace” organization received financing from George Soros, mysterious billionaires in Hong Kong, … Continue reading →

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Does Ofer Cassif belong in the Knesset?

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

You shall do no injustice in judgment: you shall not be partial to the poor, nor show favoritism to the great; but you shall judge your neighbor in righteousness. – Lev. 19:15 From Israel’s Basic Law: The Knesset, A candidates’ … Continue reading →

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Bibi and Rotem

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

Thanks to Rotem Sela, an Israeli actress, model, and TV personality, we can learn a lesson about Zionism, nationalism, racism, and the Israeli and American Jewish Left. Here is what happened: Miri Regev, Likud loyalist and Minister of Culture and … Continue reading →

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Our Strategic Balagan

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

Balagan: chaos, total disorder, huge mess. Borrowed from Russian. The incendiary and explosive balloons continue to be sent across our southern border, and the Hamas special “night unit” continues to burn tires and throw explosives over the fence, as well … Continue reading →

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The Netanyahu Witch Hunt

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

Demonization, double standard, and delegitimization: the famous “Three D’s” proposed by Natan Sharansky in 2004 have proven to be a powerful tool to distinguish between legitimate criticism of Israel, and “new antisemitism,” in which the Jewish state replaces the individual … Continue reading →

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