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...that the recent violence in the occupied territories was solely caused by Israel's illegal opening of a tourist tunnel in occupied East Jerusalem is similar to attributing the death and destruction of the First World War to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Serbia. Commentary in the U.S. media, Danilewitz's article included, has diverted the readers' attention from the fact that this tunnel violates both international law, which states that territory occupied by war cannot be changed by the occupier, and the Oslo agreements, which stipulate that changes in the Holy City must be suspended until...
...cancellation, officially announced at 11 a.m. by committee head C. Ferdinand Schoch '49, disappointed rowers and spectators alike, sending some frustrated athletes from as far away as Tokyo home empty-handed...
...billion, and he escapes often to enjoy the last laugh while sailing to sun-drenched paradises like Tahiti. He has earned the lush life twice over, even though others share the high-tech glory. After all, Columbus may have discovered the New World, but it was Isabella and Ferdinand who persuaded the royal court to put up the money...
...show could not only report on but often become a participant in major news events. Nightline aired groundbreaking debates about South African apartheid and the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, the organizing of which were diplomatic feats almost as impressive as those later achieved at bargaining tables. Controversial figures, from Ferdinand Marcos to Lani Guinier, used the show as a platform to defend themselves; others, like former baseball executive Al Campanis, were undone...
...says TIME's Richard Zoglin, for anyone who cares about TV news, the book is fascinating. "The growth of Nightline paralleled the development of satellite broadcasting; by linking newsmakers worldwide, the show could not only report on, but often become a participant in, major news events. Controversial figures, from Ferdinand Marcos to Lani Guinier, used the show as a platform to defend themselves; others, like former baseball executive Al Campanis, were undone by it." If the book lacks larger consideration of Nightline's place in the TV news universe, it does offer a fine appreciation of Koppel's interviewing technique...