Category Archives: Terrorism

Islam is not a religion

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

Today in a 647-word editorial the New York Times has strikingly exemplified the West’s misunderstanding of and impotent response to the threat posed to it by a resurgent, expansionist Islam: Each new attack, each new convulsion of fear, horror, grief … Continue reading →

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Why we can’t just get along

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

This happened on Tuesday: Palestinian terrorists spilled oil on highway 443 between Jerusalem and Modi’in and threw rocks and firebombs at passing vehicles, as they do on a regular basis. The IDF responded and opened fire at what they thought … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Israeli Politics, Terrorism | 1 Comment

Adjusting the Moral Compass, Part II

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

…European universalist ethics no longer promotes the survival of cultures that espouse it in the environment that is present-day Europe. We certainly see in present-day Europe all of the above responses to this pressure: adaptation, migration and cultural failure. – … Continue reading →

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Don’t give the fox the keys to the henhouse

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

The Oslo accords divided Judea and Samaria into areas A, B and C. Area C, where most settlements and few Arabs are, was placed under complete Israeli control. Area B, strategic areas with large Arab populations and the smallest of … Continue reading →

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A geography lesson

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

There is a groundswell of support in Israel for the soldier that shot a ‘neutralized’ terrorist as he lay on the ground. Although he has been arrested and may be tried for manslaughter or at least violating rules of engagement, … Continue reading →

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To defeat the jihad, our moral code must evolve

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

The case of the soldier who killed a wounded terrorist continues to create a political storm in Israel. In my last post, I noted that if in fact the soldier did not have good reason to believe that the terrorist … Continue reading →

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Western morality and Islamic jihad

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

Two Palestinian terrorists stabbed and moderately injured a member of Israel’s Kfir brigade in Hevron Thursday. One was killed immediately; the other was lying wounded on the ground. Some time later the wounded terrorist was killed by a shot to … Continue reading →

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Tolerance and terrorism

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

So there was a bloody terrorist attack – two bloody terrorist attacks – in Brussels on Tuesday. Dozens murdered, more injured seriously. The Islamic State took responsibility, and threatened more attacks. The overwhelming feeling one gets is a combination of … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe and Israel, Islam, Terrorism, War | 3 Comments