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...questions. That time is now for the Feb. 8 Mecca Agreement that dramatically announced a Palestinian unity government. In Jordan Wednesday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said he believed Fatah and its rival organization Hamas could deliver. Some important positions in the new government are basically decided; Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh will remain Prime Minister, for instance. But, Abbas conceded, "there is a lot of work to be done." The critical question is: who gets to run Palestinian internal security? "This is the greatest challenge facing the new government," says Hamas spokesman Ghazi Hamad...
...another example of life-skills training, the school is heeding calls from corporate leaders for employees who can work well with others. "Working in teams teaches you how to interact with others, and how to be more sociable," says Lori Ismail, a junior who often collaborates with classmates to perform science experiments and solve trigonometry problems. "It's important because if you're going to work at a company you're going to have to acknowledge and work with everyone around...
...Christmas believes the strategy is a better way of keeping advanced students stimulated and helping struggling students retain what they learn than if they tried to absorb the lessons during disconnected summer sessions. "There's not this thing where you just have to go along with everybody else," says Ismail, who took geometry and calculus a semester early and, having exhausted the math curriculum, will study college calculus at a community college in spring. "Here, you can always find the pace that fits...
...billion Amount Israeli businessman Avi Shaked has offered to pay Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya if he reaches a peace accord with Israel...
...billion Amount Israeli businessman Avi Shaked has offered to pay Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya if he reaches a peace accord with Israel $100 million Amount Shaked says he would give if the Palestinian and Israeli Premiers simply sit down to talk...