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Toomey is also being challenged by a fellow Democrat, Avi Green, a local political consultant who, like Slavitt, is launching his first campaign...
...were not expecting such a blow, because here in Turkey, we have always proved Islam and Judaism can live harmoniously in a peaceful manner." AVI ALKAS, leader of Istanbul's Jewish community, after bomb blasts aimed at two synagogues killed more than 20 people...
...says Tel Aviv University psychology professor Avi Sadeh. According to his research with kids ages 9 to 12, even modest reductions in sleep diminish a child's alertness, concentration and memory--all necessary components of academic success. Similarly, his study of 77 fourth- and sixth-graders, published last spring in the journal Child Development, found that extending sleep just 40 to 60 min. can markedly improve classroom performance. "Between the TV and the Internet, parents often feel like they've lost the battle to get their kids to bed," concedes Sadeh. "But they really must become more assertive in setting...
Sharon is facing pressure of his own. His trusted security chief, Avi Dichter, has advised him to wait before pulling out of more Palestinian towns, to be sure Abbas is arresting and thwarting terrorists. Israeli intelligence sources tell TIME that Iran is channeling money to small gangs of Fatah operatives, trying to persuade them to break the cease-fire. It will take more than handshakes to fight that. --By Matt Rees, Jamil Hamad and Aharon Klein
...though Ariel Sharon is reluctant to listen to a hard line on security, but it helps when the tough talk comes from someone he trusts. Sharon's Mr. Security is Avi Dichter, head of the Shin Bet, Israel's domestic spy and security service. (The Mossad handles foreign intelligence.) According to Israeli intelligence officials, he has had a more profound effect on the Prime Minister's handling of Palestinian terrorists than any other adviser. "He has the Prime Minister's ear," says a senior Israeli security official. With 27 years' service in the Shin Bet, the mild-looking Dichter...