Category Archives: Jew Hatred

Criticism or pathological hate?

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

Hating Jews is a big topic of discussion these days. They’re talking about it in the UK, where Jeremy Corbyn can’t understand why so many are making such a big deal about what he sees as merely a principle of … Continue reading →

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How Trump looks from here

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

After I returned to Israel about four years ago, I found that American politics seemed stranger and stranger to me. I thought it would be interesting to discuss how it looks from here, and what the trends portend both for … Continue reading →

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What is it about us?

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

Today I read a very interesting piece by Times of Israel editor David Horovitz, an interview with David Brog, who runs Sheldon Adelson’s Macabee Task Force. The objective is to fight delegitimization of Israel and BDS on college campuses; but … Continue reading →

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A few words about Gideon Levy

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

I’m a political writer. I put words together into arguments, structures that I hope will be persuasive, or at least encouraging to people who already share my point of view. I often wonder if my skills could be put to … Continue reading →

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What drives anti-Israel politics?

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

Erdoğan and his party obtained a solid victory in the election this week, guaranteeing that relations between Turkey and Israel will get even worse. This is because the Turkish president has a history of anti-Israel rhetoric and actions whenever he … Continue reading →

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Why I’m grateful to Mahmoud Abbas

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

In a speech to the Palestinian National Council last week, Mahmoud Abbas said publicly that pogroms against Jews throughout history, culminating in the Holocaust, were the result of Jewish “social roles” connected to “usury and banks.” He denied the connection … Continue reading →

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Diasporism, a bad idea whose time has come

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

With the visit of Jeremy Corbyn to a Passover “seder” hosted by the Jewish anti-Zionist group Jewdas, I became aware – I am way behind in cultural trends – of the ideology of Diasporism. It’s been around for some time. … Continue reading →

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Jew-hatred and conspiracy theories

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

Western Jew-hatred is making a major comeback today on both sides of the Atlantic. Muslim antisemitism, which is written into the Qu’ran, has always been there, has always expressed itself violently, and is only attracting particular attention today because of … Continue reading →

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