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...least another generation. In the meantime, Sharon says, Israel will continue to live, as it always has, with a sword in one hand, hammering out clear-eyed interim agreements where possible along the way, while rekindling Zionist education of Israel's youth and attracting another 1 million Jewish immigrants to bolster its defenses...
...seder this year, the charoset reminded us of the buildings that were being torn down in the West Bank and Gaza and of the settlements that are expanding in violation of the Fourth Geneva convention. We were also reminded of the mortar shells that Palestinians are firing on those Jewish settlements...
...Mary Jo White has dropped a subpoena on Clinton's brother, Roger, for a grand jury appearance this week to discuss his role in an alleged pardon swindle. Insiders say that White has all but finished with most witnesses in the controversial clemency granted to four New York Hasidic Jewish leaders. And, in a possibly major development, one lawyer close to the investigation says that White has struck an immunity deal with Democratic donor Denise Rich, whose international financier ex-husband Marc was pardoned by Clinton despite objections from White House lawyers...
...manipulators of news regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In 1998, for example, the network reported that Jerusalem's Arab population was dwindling as a result of oppressive Israeli policies. In fact, the city's Arab population has been and is growing at a rate several times that of its Jewish population. Moreover, CNN's immensely popular website describes the terrorist organization Hamas as "known for...humanitarian efforts," and places the death toll from the group's suicide bombings at "dozens of Israelis." In fact, a single Hamas bombing on Feb. 25, 1996 killed dozens of Israelis, while three more that...
...York Times and the Boston Globe, published a photograph of a bloodied man crouching before a baton-wielding Israeli policeman, beneath which the following caption appeared: "An Israeli policeman and a Palestinian on the Temple Mount." In fact, it was later revealed that the "Palestinian" was actually an American Jewish student, Tuvia Grossman, who had been visiting the Old City with friends when their cab was stopped by a Palestinian mob, and the boys were dragged out, beaten and stabbed. Grossman broke free and ran for protection to the policeman, who, wielding his baton to ward off the attackers, probably...