Libya

One Jew Too Many Adam Levick, Algemeiner. Libya recently barred Bernard-Henri Levy from visiting because he is Jewish.  The Libyans are merely being consistent: by 2004 they had managed to drive out every one of their Jews.

The Use and Misuse of American Influence Shoshana Bryen, Gatestone Institute. "It is a specifically American conceit that people in other countries and other societies want our social and governmental blueprint as well as our money, medicine, and weapons."

The Forgotten Refugees Michael Curtis, Gatestone Institute. Forty years ago, the United Nations admitted that Jews who fled from Arab countries are refugees. Since then, UN refugee agencies have done nothing for them.

It’s Not Libya, It’s Syria Jackson Diehl, Washington Post. Though the Libyan assassinations were a calamity, the Syrian civil war reveals a much deeper, more dangerous U.S. policy failure.

Libya Murders, One: What They Meant Christa Case Bryant, Christian Science Monitor. Were the riots in Libya and Egypt a spontaneous expression of popular rage at a video’s contemptuous insult to sincere religious beliefs?  Not bloody likely. 

Libya Murders, Two: What They Said , New York Times. U.S. Embassy in Egypt condemns efforts to “hurt the religious feelings of Muslims.”  Mob murders U.S. Ambassador to Libya.  Embassy says its statement “still stands.”  Administration begins walking it back.

The New South Africa? Ben Levitas, Jerusalem Post. While the South African government regularly accuses Israel of oppression, it remains on good terms with Mugabe, Omar Bashir, and Assad.

The Scapegoat of Sinai David Ignatius, Washington Post. The dismissal of Egyptian General Murad Muwafi eliminates a former negotiator with Israel and demonstrates the Muslim Brotherhood’s increasing control over the military.  

The Genetic Map of the Jewish African Diaspora Sharon Begley, Reuters. Genome-wide analysis of Moroccan, Algerian, Tunisian, Djerban, and Libyan Jews demonstrates a shared genetic history and supports the historical record of the Sephardic world.