In The Spectator, Andrew Roberts remembers the late, towering Henry Kissinger (who passed away at 100 on November 29), most famous for his role as Secretary of State to U.S. President Richard Nixon. Roberts succinctly describes how Kissinger shaped international relations in Israel, Iraq, Iran, Chile, Cambodia, East Timor, China and elsewhere in ways that often lasted to this day.

Palestinian Culture: Unique in its Own Destructive Way
Although the Palestinian Authority enjoys an array of cultural departments and programs, A.J. Caschetta in Jewish World Review finds that all of it – art, education, literature, poetry, music, education and film – is oriented to two goals: the vilification of Jews and the destruction of Israel. Caschetta notes this is in sharp contrast to Arab and Muslim traditions, which include myriad aesthetically normal cultural works. Palestinianism, Caschetta finds, is “a very sick culture”, driven by resentment and fuelled by hate.


