Category Archives: Terrorism

The Post-American Age and Israel

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

The American debacle in Afghanistan is bad for America, and bad for Europe. The jihadists of the Middle East have received a huge gift of military equipment. They may even receive “humanitarian aid” from the US, in return for releasing … Continue reading →

Posted in American politics, Terrorism, The Future, US-Israel Relations | 5 Comments

What We Can Do About It

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

Last week I explained How They Did It, how the enemies of Israel – the Arabs, the Soviets, the international Left, and others – turned much of the West against us. What can we do about it? I concentrated on … Continue reading →

Posted in Information war, Media, Terrorism, War | 5 Comments

Ha’aretz is an Enemy of the Jewish People

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

Ha’aretz is more than just a left-leaning newspaper. It is an enemy of the state, and in fact, an enemy of the Jewish people, whose future depends on the state. Today, when Israel and Jews are under attack throughout the … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Terrorism | 4 Comments

Only Our Friends Pay Taxes

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

Israel is a heavily-taxed nation. There is an income tax, there is 17% VAT on all goods and services, there are customs duties on many items, there are property taxes, real estate transaction taxes, and excise taxes on things like … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Israeli Politics, Middle East politics, Terrorism, The UN | 2 Comments

Is the US Choking on Ideological Miasma?

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Victor Rosenthal

What is happening to my former home? You Americans don’t notice it, because you are the frogs being boiled (yes, I know that this is not really true about frogs). But you can see it from a distance. The temperature … Continue reading →

Posted in American politics, American society, Terrorism, Wokeness | 2 Comments

The Return of the Echo Chamber

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Victor Rosenthal

Can any moral person seriously support the revolutionary Islamic regime in Iran? It murders dissidents, takes westerners hostage for cash or in order to free imprisoned terrorists, hangs homosexuals, imprisons women for failing to wear the hijab, and condones their … Continue reading →

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

Thoughts at Zero Dark Thirty

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Victor Rosenthal

It’s very, very early, when a person should be asleep, lest melancholy thoughts intrude on the familiar, but totally irrational, optimism that keeps one functioning in the face of the absolute certainty that every human life will sooner or later … Continue reading →

Posted in Terrorism, The Jewish people | 2 Comments

Dear Americans,

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Victor Rosenthal

Where to start? I’ll take September 11, 2001. In some ways it’s an arbitrary date, but it’s one that will appear in whatever serves as history books 500 years from now, if there are such things. That was the day … Continue reading →

Posted in American society, Information war, Terrorism | 2 Comments