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...institution, Harvard Hillel prides itself on being the catalyst for Jewish life on campus. Pluralism is a central tenet of the Harvard Hillel mission statement, and as such Hillel is committed to being open to the community, open to ideas, and respectful of the views and positions of others. Part of encouraging this pluralism is the recognition that Hillel itself is not its primary subject, but merely its facilitator. We strongly believe we must practice tolerance and respect for other dissenting viewpoints, just as we preach these values. By serving as the facilitator of dialogue within and about the Jewish...
...Promoting dialogue with and about Israel on Harvard’s campus is one of the four central pillars of Harvard Hillel’s mission statement. Harvard Hillel strives to enable and encourage all students to be actively engaged in this dialogue and to explore their own relationship with the Jewish State. Harvard Hillel believes Israel must be a Jewish and democratic state, and emphasizes the ideals to which we, as a Jewish community, aspire. We also strongly support Israel in her quest for peace in a troubled region...
...Good question. But “Secrecy” doesn’t offer concrete answers. Instead, it just lets us know that there’s a whole lot out there that we don’t know. This isn’t a history of the Central Intelligence Agency—most of the figures interviewed only discuss the post-9/11 political climate—but doesn’t lack a narrative backbone. The filmmakers gracefully walk a fine line between exploring the abstract elements of secrecy and the real consequences of disclosing secrets...
Temporarily averting what could become an embarrassing vacancy at the top of the world's second-largest economy, Japan's leadership yesterday named its choice for a new central bank chief: Toshiro Muto, currently deputy governor of the Bank of Japan. The nomination by Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda surprised no one-Muto for months has been considered the front runner for the post-but it's still far from certain that he'll get the job as governor of the Bank of Japan...
...Members of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), which controls the upper house of the Diet, complain that Muto, a career bureaucrat who has spent some 35 years in the Ministry of Finance, will be too cozy with Fukuda's administration at a time when the central bank needs to exercise leadership and independence. After growing relatively briskly over the last five years, Japan's economy now appears to be slipping into a malaise and possibly a recession. "Muto is seen to be close to the government and to the Ministry of Finance," says Lehman Brothers chief economist for Japan...