Category Archives: Terrorism

The saddest story in today’s news

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

Every morning I take a short walk to pick up my newspaper. It makes me feel a part of the country to read a Hebrew newspaper, and it helps to improve my Hebrew. Today I read about Putin announcing his … Continue reading →

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The most effective message: don’t mess with us

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

We complain a lot about Israel’s continuing defeats in the information arena. Why is it that a country that is so good at technology and commerce, a people that gave birth to two great religions, a culture that enjoys perhaps … Continue reading →

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Bring back the Iron Wall

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

The vicious ax attack on an unarmed security guard at a mall last Thursday night stood out among the hundreds of similar incidents in the last few months because of its extreme brutality, because the terrorist and the victim worked … Continue reading →

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A culture of hate and its ‘Terror Children’

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

Israelis are used to waking up to news reports of horrific murders, sometimes mass murders, but the slaughter of 38-year old Dafna Meir, in her own home and in front of her children by a teenage Arab terrorist has been … Continue reading →

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For Dafna

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

The murderer of Dafna Meir, a mother of 6 children has been arrested. He is a Palestinian Arab variously reported to be 15 or 16 years old, from the nearby village of Beit Amra. Arrested, unfortunately – take note, Margot … Continue reading →

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Can the Palestinian Authority become a good neighbor?

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

Last Friday saw a spate of rumors that Mahmoud Abbas had suffered a stroke or other serious health crisis. On Tuesday it was announced that he would make a “major speech” Wednesday. There was speculation that he would say that … Continue reading →

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How to stop the lone wolves

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

As I write, the man who murdered two young Jewish men on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv, and possibly also an Arab taxi driver, is still at large. While the police are saying that this attack didn’t quite fit the … Continue reading →

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Ticking bombs or a shanda fur die goyim?

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

In a dramatic development, a district judge ordered the police and Shabak to release a suspected Jewish extremist who had been held in administrative detention for a month, not allowed to speak to a lawyer for almost three weeks, and … Continue reading →

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