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...true that certain Arab leaders (though not Palestinians) have spoken of "pushing the Israelis into the sea," I am at a loss to find even one instance of Israelis speaking of "driving the Arabs into the desert sands" [May 19]. Quite to the contrary: most Israelis would be content for Palestinians to establish a peaceful state in the West Bank and Gaza and, in return, let Israelis live in peace in Israel. Regrettably for both, as long as several major Arab factions are sworn to the destruction of Israel, this will not happen. Arye Ephrath, Fairfax...
...over the past few years as TIME seems to have developed an unending devotion to lists of people [TIME 100, May 12]. I imagine you all sitting around a table at a bar, throwing out names and drinking beer as you pretend these lists provide anything that resembles decent content. What happened to the masterful magazine of record and real depth? As a longtime subscriber, I wish you would go back to substantive reporting and drop the vacuous list-making. Susan Heron, Tampa...
...true that certain Arab leaders (though not Palestinians) have spoken of "pushing the Israelis into the sea," I am at a loss to find even one instance of Israelis speaking of "driving the Arabs into the desert sands" [May 19]. Quite to the contrary: most Israelis would be content for Palestinians to establish a peaceful state in the West Bank and Gaza and, in return, let Israelis live in peace in Israel. Regrettably for both, as long as several major Arab factions are sworn to the destruction of Israel, this will not happen. Arye Ephrath, FAIRFAX...
...stiff new book to crack open; no grappling with an artist's meaning in solemn galleries. Framed by neither the walls of a cinema or museum, nor the written page, YouTube is a kind of non-context, an ether from which one draws images designed for rapid, repeated consumption. Content of great value mixes with bullies terrorizing their classmates, public flatulence and some six-year-old's piano recital...
...years, Telma Ortiz lived and worked in the Philippines, and the tabloids had to content themselves with only occasional glimpses of what Hola magazine dubbed "one of the most eligible women in Spain." But a boyfriend and a pregnancy brought her home in January, and with that return came such illuminating features as "Telma on a Motorcycle," and "Telma Knows How to Keep Her Skin from Getting Shiny...