Word: israel
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...number of Jewish columnists? Perhaps, one might think, because the content of the editorial page had been too Jewish. I searched through the entire Crimson archive from July 1, 1997, to April 2, 1998, and counted how many pieces appeared on the editorial page that were written about Israel, Hillel or other Jewish issues. Only pieces in which a substantial part of the subject matter was on a Jewish topic were included, not those that made passing Jewish references such as "My Bar-Mitzvah best...
JERUSALEM: ?Everybody?s holding their breath right now waiting for the blast,? says TIME Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyer. Whether or not Israel had a hand in the death of Hamas leader Mohiyedine Sharif, Israelis will be the designated target of Hamas?s bloody revenge...
...Palestinian Authority initially pointed fingers at Israel, saying a pathologist had found that Sharif was shot before his body was blown up in a car bomb. Today, however, they appeared to concede that Sharif had been assembling the car bomb at the time of his death. Palestinian security officials are also working with Israel to investigate Sharif?s death and are rounding up his supporters. ?The Palestinian Authority has no interest in seeing a new round of Hamas attacks,? says Beyer. Still, it may be some time before Israelis and their Palestinian neighbors can again breathe easy...
...Hamas leader Mohiyedine Sharif is that his followers will wreak an ugly vengeance on Israeli civilians, says TIME West Bank correspondent Jamil Hamad. Sharif was found dead after a bomb explosion this weekend, but an autopsy discovered that he'd been killed earlier by bullet wounds. "Hamas is accusing Israel and the Palestinian Authority; the Palestinian Authority is blaming Israel; Israel is blaming Palestinians," says Hamad...
...With Israel bracing for the inevitable Hamas response, the first casualty, as ever, is the almost moribund peace process. As predictable as the coming cycle of attacks and counter-attacks -- and the consequent breakdown of peace efforts -- may be, no side appears able to rise above the cycle and bring it to a halt. Grounds for optimism are few, says Hamad. "Israelis and Palestinians have by now become accustomed to the fact that they should accept the worst...