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Victor Rosenthal

Some progressive Jews have in fact created a new, politically slanted religion according to which Judaism and Zionism are incompatible.
The Arabs are in the habit of winning; it will be hard to get them used to losing. But there are no win-win solutions for the Middle East.
Politics is politics, and will always involve back-room deals. But is there anything we can do to clean up the coalition system without losing the worthwhile parts?
The Supreme Court is the Israeli left’s last bastion of real power, and they are going to fight to keep it, regardless of the collateral damage.
The feeling of peoplehood is considered atavistic among liberals, including Jewish liberals. So it was no surprise when the RAC invited Al Sharpton to speak at its recent “Consultation on Conscience.”
Most American Jews are not expecting the irrational, unfair treatment they may be in for should war break out between the United States and Iran.
We are stronger, we have an air force that is qualitatively among the best in the world, we have a fleet of drones, tanks, the best weapons in the world. Why can’t we fix this?
Israel has the capability to completely destroy Hamas. But in countless minor confrontations and several operations that most people call “wars,” it has not done so. Why?
Anti-Semitic imagery appears regularly in European and Arab media. The excuse is always the same: It’s not anti-Semitic, just anti-Israel.
The growth of the right-wing politics in Israel that Bernie Sanders and Beto O’Rourke decry isn’t due to racism. It’s due to the Israelis finally wising up.
Though they claim to be moved by concern for Israel’s well-being, their actions have more to do with political bias and the narrow interest of the liberal Jewish movements’ tiny Israeli branches.
The decision to extend Israeli law to the settlements in Area C would not have any effect on Palestinians living under Palestinian Authority control and doesn’t change the status of the territories in which they are located.