Ah, Martin---always taking the high road.   You will probably win a debating prize in the hereafter---surely not in this world.

I was going to add to this by making a few points about the historical signifigance of the years after WW2 / creation of Israel/ Arab hositlity/ Palestinian opportunities to remain in Israel (1948)/ but that would have been a digression from the main topic. That is just semantics---sure---semites are what everyone claims---Anti-Semitism, however, is directed against Jews and should be more properly termed Anti-Jewish. Not Anti- Israel (totally different issue). Anti Israel, by that token, is not Anti Jewish---except for those who do not know better.

Last evening I saw an interview of Kissinger by Charlie Rose--a whole different thread could be started on that fiasco--Kissinger's views on Israel are, to me, fairly honest and proper. Unlike his views on most of the other things he had to say. Those, basically, makes him the chief hawk of all the hawks. Example: " I agree with all wars that the U S is or has been in---we do what we have to do". That was when he was asked how it was that he wants everyone to settle things peacefully and we do aggression unilaterely. Lots of applause for HK--strange.

Some of the audience questions in the Q&A were rather antagonostic to dear Henry---but, strangely, for NYC, most of the audience seemd to side with HK.

Less said about Charlie Rose and his softball questions--the better.   I enjoyed it when everyone (as always) is told to turn of cell phones---so who's rings in the middle of everything---Charlie Rose.    He said he is embarassed---doesn;t know how the damn thing works. Brilliant---Kissinger---to his credit--replied---"...ahh Charlie it rings only when I am making a brilliant statement".   

I think Tom Lehrer had it right---When they gave Kissinger the Peace Prize nothing seemed funny anymore. Or the comic who said---Kissinger's best dinner conversation is when he is dining alone in the Hall of Mirrors

Bill Hahn