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...engaging in terrorism, with its military wing assuming responsibility for numerous terrorist operations, including suicide bombs in Israel. Its disturbing record of violence has caused the U.S. and E.U. to classify Hamas as a terrorist organization. Second, Hamas must recognize the state of Israel and its right to exist. While we understand that this recognition would be directly opposed to one of Hamas’ fundamental goals and would thus be a difficult step to enact, it is nonetheless a necessary measure if Hamas hopes to establish itself as a political entity eligible for the aid contributions it currently receives.This...
Without extensive genetic testing, Harvard librarians still do not have the “foggiest notion” of how many volumes wrapped in human hide exist throughout the system, says Director of University Libraries Sidney Verba ’53. But they have identified three such volumes in the Langdell Law Library, Countway Library of Medicine, and the Houghton Collection. The three books range in content from medieval law to Roman poetry to French philosophy...
...opposition to the Islamic republic, especially among the younger generation that constitutes the majority of the Iranian population. Despite the popular conception of Iran as a nation of frothing America-haters, Iranian youth are surprisingly pro-America and pro-democracy. Indeed, Iran’s democratic opposition continues to exist despite a massive state security apparatus and unceasing propaganda that seeks to paint the United States as the “Great Satan.” The United States can benefit from this opposition and do the people of Iran a service by helping ease its current regime onto history?...
...European foreign ministers urged Hamas "to renounce violence, to recognize Israel's right to exist, and to disarm," saying that if it made that shift, the EU "stands ready to continue to support Palestinian economic development and democratic state building." But even if it lives by them in practice as it embraces the realities of government, Hamas is unlikely to publicly adopt such principles any time soon. Indeed, in response to the Quartet statement, Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri rejected the call to disavow violence and recognize Israel, saying "the Quartet should have demanded an end to occupation and aggression...
...East Hampton train station in the fall were asking $12 an hour. The employers who stopped by ranged from heating repairmen to housemoms. Homeowners and renters make up almost half of those who hire day laborers, according to a recently published UCLA study. The day laborers, who exist on the bottom of the undocumented-worker food chain, say they feel slightly shut out by those immigrants who already have a foothold in the Hamptons. "Their attitude is, we were here first," says a worker named Oscar. "But we deserve the same chance they...