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...demonstrators at Cambridge’s checkpoint were not alone. They were joined by a multi-ethnic group of supporters who held placards supporting the Palestinian cause and deriding checkpoints and other ills of the occupation. On the other side of the street stood a large group of counter-protesters, including many members of Hillel and Harvard Students for Israel...
...most part, protesters and counter-protesters were civil. But there was tension, nonetheless. There was shouting. There were scowls. There were rowdy passers-by who antagonized both sides. The low-point was overhearing a counter-protester tell an anti-Arab joke to his friends. (I did not recognize this individual and I pray that he is not a member of the Harvard community.) And there was the sheer awkwardness of looking across the street and seeing one’s friends and classmates vehemently protesting against what I feel is a just cause...
...former advertising industry legend who "branded" America's favorite rice was named Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy & Public Affairs last September. Her mission: to counter the widespread anti-American sentiment in the Muslim world so craftily exploited by Osama bin Laden. But a Gallup Poll published Tuesday suggests Ms. Beers has a long way to go in repositioning what she called "the most elegant brand" she'd ever promoted...
Dershowitz’s also raised a counter-suit of copyright infringement, arguing Hamentaschen—the cookies traditionally eaten on Purim—stole their design from Haman?...
...Counter called the festivities “a good get-together for the Harvard family” and a “special” day for the College...