Category Archives: US-Israel Relations

Terrorism in Europe, weakness in America

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

PM Netanyahu ruffled some feathers in the Jewish community of Denmark when he invited them to “come home” to Israel. “We appreciate the invitation, but we are Danish citizens, this is our country,” Dan Rosenberg Asmussen, chairman of the Jewish … Continue reading →

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Obama’s ‘random’ animus

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

We know that President Obama doesn’t often just say what pops into his head. His public speeches are carefully crafted to send the messages that he and his advisers want to send. So when he says, It is entirely legitimate … Continue reading →

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Obama sinks to new low in anti-Netanyahu campaign

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

Relations between blacks and Jews in the US have been poor since 1968, when the New York teachers strike pitted the overwhelmingly Jewish United Federation of Teachers against a black community-controlled school board. The traditional flirtation of the black community … Continue reading →

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Why Netanyahu will go to America

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

As the discussion of PM Netanyahu’s upcoming visit to the US to speak before Congress heats up on both sides of the world, I received an email from an Israeli correspondent. In part, he wrote, …one could ask why is … Continue reading →

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The uppity Jew card

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

If we needed any further evidence that President Obama has it in for PM Netanyahu — in a very special way, with a bitterness that he doesn’t express toward Vladimir Putin or Ali Khamenei — his administration’s behavior in connection … Continue reading →

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How Europe and the US subvert Israel’s sovereignty

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

One of the most infuriating things about the struggle to keep a sovereign Jewish state is the degree of interference in its affairs by Western governments and interests — which are, with very few exceptions, anti-Israel in practice if not … Continue reading →

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It’s Bibi vs. Obama again

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

As you probably know, PM Netanyahu has been invited by the Republican Speaker of the House to speak before both houses of the US Congress on March 3. It is assumed that he is going to talk on the subject … Continue reading →

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Armed Palestinian Arabs to guard “Embassy to Palestine?”

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

The US Consulate in Jerusalem has always been the “Embassy to Palestine,” even though its intended purpose is to provide services for US citizens in Jerusalem and the territories. Most of the staff are Palestinian Arabs, and it runs educational … Continue reading →

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