Category Archives: Middle East politics

Hamas Must be Destroyed — and Israeli Sovereignty Reestablished in Gaza

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Victor Rosenthal

Carthago Delenda Est – Cato the Elder, c. 149 BCE I read in today’s newspaper that there is a debate in Israel’s cabinet regarding the objective of this war. One faction thinks it should be to crush Hamas’ military capabilities. … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Middle East politics, Terrorism, War | 1 Comment

Israel and America, Far Apart

Posted on March 27, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

Today and tomorrow, the foreign ministers of Israel, the US, Egypt, UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco are meeting at Kibbutz Sde Boker in Israel’s Negev desert. The topic is said to be the soon-to-be-signed nuclear deal with Iran. According to Israel’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Middle East politics, US-Israel Relations | 1 Comment

Sun Tzu, Putin, and the Iran Deal

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Victor Rosenthal

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while … Continue reading →

Posted in American politics, American society, China, Iran, Middle East politics, War | 4 Comments

Behind Biden’s Iran Policy

Posted on November 25, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

What does the Biden Administration actually want? One might think it is that Iran will not make nuclear weapons. But it’s more complicated than that. To try to answer the question, I looked at a recent article in America’s own … Continue reading →

Posted in American politics, Iran, Middle East politics, US-Israel Relations, War | 3 Comments

When Will Israel Regain her Honor?

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

In 1981, Menachem Begin presented what he thought were the most important lessons to be learned from the Holocaust. Many people remember the first lesson, “if an enemy of our people says he seeks to destroy us, believe him,” and … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Israeli Society, Middle East politics, Terrorism | 3 Comments

Biden Brings Back Baker-Hamilton-Rhodes

Posted on June 20, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

News item: The Biden administration is pulling eight Patriot missile defence batteries from countries in the Middle East, including Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. US officials told the Journal that in addition … Continue reading →

Posted in American politics, Iran, Middle East politics, US-Israel Relations | 2 Comments

Cobra Kai and the Jewish State

Posted on May 13, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

My granddaughter, Shai, told my wife that she should make her a “Cobra Kai” shirt. We were mystified, so she told us to watch the video series and we would understand. It turns out to be a continuation of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Israeli Arabs, Middle East politics, War | 3 Comments

Irrational, Dangerous Iran Policy is No Accident

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

Joe Biden’s people say that his move to return to Barack Obama’s JCPOA, the nuclear agreement with Iran, is the only reasonable path. After all, they argue that Donald Trump’s policy of “maximum pressure” failed, as evidenced by Iran’s signing … Continue reading →

Posted in American politics, Iran, Middle East politics | 6 Comments