Category Archives: War

Israel, Wake Up!

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

Hamas has produced a blueprint for “post-liberation Palestine” which describes how they will create the new state of “Palestine” after the Jewish state is destroyed. It explains how they will variously slaughter, dispossess, or enslave the Jews of Israel, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Israeli Arabs, Israeli Politics, Israeli Society, Post-Zionism, War, Zionism | 6 Comments

On Being Self-Sufficient

Posted on September 26, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

You can talk for a long time about what we learned from the Holocaust, but there is one proposition that stands out as important to the Jewish people today: In response to an existential threat, we cannot depend on other … Continue reading →

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Pulling the Plug on Palestinism

Posted on September 19, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

One of my readers asked a question, and since many people think as he does, and because the question deserves a more considered response than a quick email reply, I decided to answer in a complete post. Here is his … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel and Palestinian Arabs, Israeli Arabs, War, Zionism | 3 Comments

Why Does Israel Only Play Defense?

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

Since 1967 the amount of territory under Israeli control has shrunk significantly. At the same time, the threats to the security of Israelis have increased. Terrorism waxes and wanes, but never goes away. Although there are “peace treaties” (actually long-term … Continue reading →

Posted in Israeli Politics, Terrorism, War, Zionism | 4 Comments

Running from Afghanistan

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

America has suffered a defeat of military and psychic proportions that have yet to be measured. I once thought that future historians would be likely to use 9/11 as the date that marked the end of the American era, the … Continue reading →

Posted in American politics, American society, War | 3 Comments

Fight, damn it!

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

Losses are part of war. There’s no escaping it. The tragedy is immense. A person has precisely one chance at life, to love, to have children, to learn, to have a profession, to do all the things that a person … Continue reading →

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A Very Slender Reed

Posted on August 22, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

“The President – whoever he is – has to decide. He can’t pass the buck to anybody. No one else can do the deciding for him. That’s his job.” – Harry S. Truman The sound that you hear is the … Continue reading →

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What “Everyone Knows”

Posted on August 8, 2021 by Victor Rosenthal

Why do supposedly “pro-Israel” voices so often add a disclaimer to their remarks, as if they are embarrassed to say anything wholeheartedly good about us? In an article that is devastating to Ben and Jerry’s and other boycotters, Alan Dershowitz … Continue reading →

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