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...history of the rocky, Los Angeles-sized plateau, strategically nestled between Lebanon, Syria, Israel and Jordan, traces back to biblical times. From 953-586 B.C. the Golan Heights was both a buffer zone and a contested area for the ancient Kingdom of Israel and the Aramean Kingdom in Damascus...
...leaders. Indeed, Thursday's Tel Aviv gig by Sir Paul McCartney marks a long-delayed concert debut in Israel by the former Beatle, who has endeared himself to a new generation of Israeli fans by going ahead with the show despite death threats from a radical Islamic cleric in Lebanon who vowed that "If he values his life, Mr. McCartney must not come to Israel. He will not be safe there. The sacrifice operatives will be waiting...
...your profile like “Brade Lane is xjdfj4 camp39still drunkkk Thayer!!” and “Stacia Gonzales is :-( going to miss Camp Harvard,” remind yourself of the night you asked why anyone would play a game named after the capital of Lebanon or of the afternoon you met your first Harvard girlfriend at the pre-med ice cream info session. Now that’s real gold...
...Israeli press was less charitable. The left-leaning Haaretz daily opined that Israel in its 60 years had never known a worse government than Olmert's. "Its balance sheet comes very close to zero," the editorial stated. Many Israelis blame Olmert for bungling the 2006 war in Lebanon against Hizballah, and his popularity plunged even further when police said they had uncovered evidence to indict Olmert for suspected fraud and bribery. The attorney general has yet to issue the indictment, and Olmert's lawyers say he is innocent. Nevertheless, his long career in politics, from Jerusalem mayor to cabinet minister...
...center of London's financial district, helped convince Britain to seek a political settlement with the IRA. In 2005, a former Lebanese prime minister in 2005 was killed by a car bomb that provoked a cascade of events that led to Hizballah becoming the de facto sovereign authority in Lebanon. Or, on a happier side, the sharp drop off in car-bombs in Iraq has averted a civil war. And the Oklahoma City truck bombing effectively destroyed the right wing insurgency Tim McVeigh wanted to rally...