Wrong War… by Gerald A. Honigman Forget about the excuses for outside intervention in Libya that you’ve heard of… While it’s true that Libya’s leader has used violence to secure his despotism against any assortment of opponents, one would be hard pressed to find a leader (besides in that tiny, much vilified, you-know-where of a [...]

Libya: ‘Tis a Puzzlement… by Gerald A. Honigman Within a month of unrest spreading from elsewhere in the region into Libya, cruise missiles, naval and air support, and the UN managed to act against that nation’s dictator to prop up his opponents. The French, the Brits, Americans and others have all managed to act remarkably [...]

Enablers… by Gerald A. Honigman So, I’m watching Fox News on March 14th, probably the most fair network reporting on Arab-Israeli matters, and come time for the update on the recent massacre of innocents in Itamar in Samaria on the “West Bank,” the young lady reporter chooses to begin by emphasizing that the slaughtered were [...]

Court Jews, 2011… by Gerald A. Honigman In centuries past, there were individual Jews of influence–especially in banking and business–who were granted privileges and a certain amount of prestige because of favors they did for the nobility. Often, they were more concerned with their own personal status than the bigotry and misery that most other [...]