Category Archives: Zionism

Unlearning the Lessons of the Diaspora

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

If you won’t eliminate the Diaspora – the Diaspora will eliminate you. – Ze’ev Jabotinsky, 1936 For Jewish individuals and communities, life in the Diaspora can be fraught. They must be vigilant for attacks from all sides. Even today, in … Continue reading →

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Ending the Humiliation

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

When the muhtasib or his agent comes to collect the jizya, he should stand the dhimmi in front of him, slap him on the side of the neck and say: “Pay the jizya, unbeliever.” The  dhimmi will take his hand … Continue reading →

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Take your Zionism Seriously

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

As my readers probably know, I don’t see a lot of difference between antisemitism and misoziony.* The difference is that the former focuses irrational hatred on the Jewish people as a group or as individuals, and the latter targets the … Continue reading →

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An Essential “Privilege”

Posted on June 23, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

Gideon Levy is an antisemitic misozionist* who is paid for his poison by an Israeli newspaper. He is a truly despicable human, but sometimes he’s useful as an exemplar of the extremist Israeli please-cut-my-throat Left. Recently he wrote, If Israel … Continue reading →

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Tikkunism Begets Misoziony

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

לִהְיוֹת עַם חָפְשִׁי בְּאַרְצֵנוּ אֶרֶץ צִיּוֹן וִירוּשָׁלַיִם To be a free nation in our land The land of Zion and Jerusalem Hatikvah, the national anthem of Israel This is not a book review. The book that I won’t review (because … Continue reading →

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Security and Insecurity

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

Last week my Masorti shul hosted a visiting group of Americans, members of a Conservative synagogue. One of the subjects for discussion was “what’s the issue that you are most concerned with at your synagogue?” The answer was not declining … Continue reading →

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Bibi and Rotem

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

Thanks to Rotem Sela, an Israeli actress, model, and TV personality, we can learn a lesson about Zionism, nationalism, racism, and the Israeli and American Jewish Left. Here is what happened: Miri Regev, Likud loyalist and Minister of Culture and … Continue reading →

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Strong horses and strong Jews

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Victor Rosenthal

When people see a strong horse and a weak horse, by nature they will like the strong horse. – Osama bin Laden All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it’s impossible), but calculating risk … Continue reading →

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