Category Archives: War

A war between peoples

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

There were eight stabbing attacks by Arabs against Jews in the last four days (as of Tuesday). News item: Speaking to students of Palestinian origin in Venezuela, Abbas explained that incitement was not behind the decision to carry out attacks, … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel and Palestinian Arabs, War | 4 Comments

US sends arms to Hezbollah-controlled Lebanese army

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

Hezbollah has effective control of Lebanon, and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) are thoroughly infiltrated by Hezbollah. So why is the US providing weapons and equipment to the LAF? There is no way to keep them out of the hands … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East politics, War | 1 Comment

Lessons from the schoolyard

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

When I was about 12 years old, I got into one of those schoolyard fistfights. Surrounded by a circle of boys cheering us on and hoping for as much blood as possible before a teacher noticed, we threw relatively ineffective … Continue reading →

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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 →

Posted in Israeli Society, Terrorism, War | 2 Comments

Sacrifice and independence

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

Wednesday is Israel’s day of remembrance for fallen soldiers. More than 23,000 military personnel have died in Israel’s wars (including military actions before the founding of the state), and about 4,000 civilians have been killed as a result of war … Continue reading →

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How to bring peace to Gaza

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

Hamas continues to prepare for war. It’s a matter of when, not if. In the news this week was a report that Israel foiled an attempt to smuggle tons of ammonium chloride into Gaza. It can be used for rockets … Continue reading →

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How Western ideology empowers the jihad

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

The US military made news recently when it adopted the Israeli tactic of ‘roof knocking’ – detonating a small explosion above a building that is about to be bombed in order to give civilians that may be present a warning … Continue reading →

Posted in Islam, War | 1 Comment

To thine own people be true, Israel

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

I read in today’s [Wednesday] newspaper that Israel will be building a sophisticated barrier along the border with Gaza. Sensors, underground walls and who knows what secret systems to detect tunneling and infiltration. The cost is estimated in billions of … Continue reading →

Posted in Israeli Society, War | 2 Comments