Category Archives: ‘Peace’ Process

The Trump Declaration

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

Some thoughts on President Trump’s historic (yes, it is) declaration that Jerusalem is the capital of the state of Israel: 1) Some commentators minimize its importance. There seem to be two kinds of minimizers: friendly and unfriendly. Friendly minimizers say … Continue reading →

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Micah Goodman vs. Ehud Barak

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

This summer a book by Micah Goodman called “Catch-67” (מלכוד 67) was a best-seller in Israel. About the conflict with the Palestinians, it argued that both the Left and the Right in Israel were correct: we can neither annex the … Continue reading →

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A dishonest editorial from Ha’aretz

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

Ha’aretz, the voice of Israel’s Left, published an editorial just before Yom Kippur, whose intent was to frighten those who oppose dismantling Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria and establishing a state of Palestine there. It’s worth a close examination, … Continue reading →

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The real meaning of “Never Again”

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

So we’ve had another murderous terror attack. It happened when Border Police officer Solomon Gavriya (20), private security guards Youssef Ottman (25) and Or Arish (25), and community security team leader Amit Steinhart were opening the back gate of Har … Continue reading →

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The three Jewish-Arab conflicts

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

The recent terror attack at the Lions’ Gate in Jerusalem reminded me, as if I needed reminding, of the complexity of the Jewish-Arab conflict in the land of Israel. There are actually three separate conflicts raging in the same place, … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Peace' Process, Islam, Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Terrorism | 2 Comments

Let’s talk about our relationship

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

Trigger warning: Donald Trump is mentioned in the following post. I ask that those of you who hate or love him to refrain from sending me angry emails accusing me of loving or hating him. I don’t. Unlike the Nobel … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Peace' Process, American politics, American society, Israel and Palestinian Arabs, US-Israel Relations | 2 Comments

Concentrate on the signal, ignore the noise

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

The latest UNESCO resolution on “Occupied Palestine” is both nothing and something. It is nothing because it changes nothing. It cannot render “null and void” Israel’s possession of Jerusalem or its status as our capital city (echoing Hamas’ new document … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Peace' Process, Europe and Israel, Jew Hatred, Media, The UN | 1 Comment

A discussion at the seder table

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

So we are sitting around the seder table with our American Uncle Max and he says, [I] remain convinced that a two-state solution is the only outcome that would quell ongoing incidents of violence, maintain Israel as a secure, Jewish … Continue reading →

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