Category Archives: Terrorism

The Samson Option

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

On Monday, the IDF blew up a tunnel that crossed under the border between Gaza and Israel, and reached a point approximately 2 km from Kibbutz Kissufim. At least 7 terrorists were killed who were in the tunnel when it … Continue reading →

Posted in Terrorism, War | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in 'Peace' Process, Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Terrorism | 1 Comment

Tisha b’Av 5777

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

Tisha b’Av was weird for me this year. I sat in shul and listened to the eicha reading, and it spoke to me about current events, not about what happened thousands of years ago. Last week the Jewish people suffered … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Israeli Politics, Terrorism | 7 Comments

What works

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

I’m calling for a new approach. Being the “responsible adult” doesn’t work. Hoping that some day they will come to their senses and understand that coexistence is more profitable than endless war doesn’t work. Thinking that “after all, they are … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Terrorism | 4 Comments

Pragmatism on the Temple Mount

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

The Temple Mount crisis is a perfect example of what has been called “Israel Derangement Syndrome:” Arab Muslim terrorists murder a couple of Israeli police officers with guns they took onto the Mount. The terrorists are shot dead. Israel takes … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Israeli Politics, Terrorism | 3 Comments

“Electric gates” and unspeakable horror

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

Friday night, a Jewish family was butchered by a terrorist who came into their home while they were finishing their Shabbat dinner. You can read the details here. They will sound familiar to anyone who has been paying attention to … Continue reading →

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

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

Observations on a murder

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Victor Rosenthal

Three Muslim Arabs, who in this case are citizens of Israel, murder two Israeli Druze policemen at a gate to the Temple Mount, shout allahu akbar, then run into the Temple Mount plaza where they engage in a firefight with … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Terrorism | 3 Comments