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...Fatah strongholds in Gaza, Hamas has been careful not to provoke the Israelis, and the Islamists are exhibiting early signs of caution towards Israel. Rocket attacks in southern Israel have nearly ceased, and Palestinian sources told Time that Hamas has ordered the criminal gang that kidnapped BBC correspondent Alan Johnston 95 days ago to hand him over, a possible first step towards his release - although this claim could not be verified. Hamas could further calm the atmosphere with Israel by freeing Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, kidnapped last summer. And on the Israeli side, some pragmatists in the country's intelligence...
...more interested in poetry when I was seriously skateboarding but it turned out I’m a really horrible poet,” Johnston recalls...
...Johnston teaches advanced fiction writing courses and says that he continues to draw inspiration from the students he teaches due to their passion and their bravery in sharing their work in class. He works to create an environment where students feel comfortable sharing their pieces and offering up their suggestions, although he says he refrains from sharing his work with students...
...Johnston says he plans on staying at Harvard as long as he is allowed to be here, citing the students as his favorite part of the experience...
...morning of Feb. 21, 2006, Summers pulled into Johnston Gate in a chauffeured Town Car for the last time before publicly resigning as Harvard’s president...