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...Ismail Cimen is the most famous boy in the world just now. The five-year-old sits in his hospital bed in Istanbul, watching the procession of toy-bearing journalists from all over the world who have come to hear his tale. He is the last living soul to be plucked from the destruction of the Aug. 17 earthquake, a boy buried so long that his uncle had prepared a grave for him. Says his sister Aysa, 18: "He was born on June 12, but his real birthday is the day they pulled...
This week Hussein Ismail Jaber, a banquet manager at the Jerusalem Renaissance Hotel, father of three and a Muslim, is one of the richest men in Israel. For a week. For the fourth time. Because Jewish law forbids possession of certain grains on Passover, Jews who own bread or bakery companies sell their inventory to a Gentile for the holiday. The Sephardic and Ashkenazic chief rabbis sell it all to Jaber, who gives the Finance Ministry a check for $25,000 as a deposit for food products worth about $50 million. Jaber says he does it as "a gesture...
...spent three hours in the local supermarket, talking to area residents about their views on ecology and the local community. Mary M. Berlik '99 and Thomas Y. Kuo '99 interviewed the head of the Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce to learn about the economy, and special student Amina Ismail and teaching fellow Lauren Alexander posed as prospective homebuyers to ask local realtors about home prices and prime housing lot locations...
...rockets with a range of 12 miles. Authorities in Israel assume that several armor-piercing heavy machine guns recently stolen from Israeli army stores are in Palestinian hands. According to Israeli intelligence, the Palestinians have developed a formal war room that is mobile and headed by Brigadier General Haj Ismail, overall military commander of the West Bank. The Israelis also report that the Palestinians, anticipating future casualties, have expanded trauma units and morgues...
Despite the crowds, though, both Ismail and Khan said they were having...