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...high admissions standards, coaches leave most on the cutting room floor as soon as their SAT scores come in. “A lot of those kids are not going to be recruitable due to academics,” Westerfield says. “Anyone that has a red flag that sticks out—if he’s not in the top 10 percent of their class, maybe stretch it to 15, he can’t get in. Below 1,250 or 1,300 SAT’s, it’s also very difficult...
...Palestinian flag is an unambiguous representation of the national aspirations of the Palestinian people and of a possible pragmatic solution to the Middle East conflict. The moment that the flag is no longer in the hands of the current secular Palestinian leadership, those who seize power would either change it to a green flag—the color of the Islamists—or would advocate the idea of a bi-national state. In both cases, the prospect of stability for the region would be far-fetched, and the very existence of the state of Israel would be shaken...
Harvard should advocate the legitimacy of the Palestinian flag as a practical step toward ending the bloody conflict and opening a new chapter in our history, when Israel and Palestine can both enjoy sovereignty and stability...
...Palestinian is almost always out of place.” Undoubtedly, he must have died a very disappointed man, because he was a peace advocate all of his life. The new Palestinian intelligentsia is still holding fast; it is keeping up hope that the Palestinian flag will be raised again despite the fact that despair and anger are gaining momentum...
...late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin realized the importance and meaning of the Palestinian flag, as he allowed it to be raised high when he signed the historic mutual recognition agreement at the White House with the Palestinian secular leadership. The late Rabin was killed just as he was about to realize his dream of securing a strong and stable state living peacefully alongside his Palestinian neighbors as equals. The fact that the bullet that ended his life shattered the chances for his dream to succeed make his death all the more tragic...