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...Mecca and Medina—whereas Jews claim but one—Jerusalem, site of the Temple of Solomon and Herod? What accounts for the astonishing disparity between how much land the Arabs got in history and how little was left to Jews?Were I a Palestinian Arab citizen of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (34, 495 square miles, population 5.8 million), with its magnificent city of Petra, I would wonder why we didn’t federate with the Palestinian Arabs of the West Bank when that territory was in our possession until 1967? Why didn?...
...development in social activism. Gleitsman, who made his fortune by collecting films for resale to television, sold his distribution company in 1986 and began giving away $100,000 awards to social activists each year. Gleitsman died last year at age 76. These awards, known as the Gleitsman International and Citizen Activist awards, will now be handed down by the Center for Public Leadership. The awards have stirred occasional controversy—recipients include Ralph Nader and Jack Kevorkian. Center for Public Leadership Director David R. Gergen said the membership of the awards committee will not change and will continue...
...Under the surface, the story of this duo is more complex. Both enjoy fishing and play for the Harvard Polo Club. Willey, of Delmar, Del., is also involved with the Institute of Politics and the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon, while Snow, of Ipswich, Mass., and a citizen of the U.S. and Sweden, used to play as a forward on Harvard’s varsity hockey team and is a member of the A.D. final club...
LETTER FROM A CITIZEN ACTIVIST...
...Expat's Lament As a Burmese citizen living abroad, I have been following the events in my native country closely [Oct. 22]. In 1988 I personally experienced the brutality of the government. It is appalling what a government can do to its own people. But the '88 uprising was quickly forgotten by the international community. I am again worried that Burma's problems will be soon forgotten. I was not there in person this time, but the images of the monks and nuns demonstrating on the streets of Rangoon made me cry. Religion is all that the Burmese have...