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...standing by to light the Olympic flame," he told me, "in case they chose me." Abdel Kaber, the Moroccan aide who has been with him recently, whispered that the champ had not even been invited to the opening ceremonies. Phone calls were made on his behalf, but it was too late. Nothing could be done, apparently...
...Cabinet. Chief of Staff Moshe Levy is a Sephardic Jew, as is Israel Kesar, secretary-general of the 1.1 million-member General Federation of Labor. The second in command of both major political parties, Yitzhak Navon of Labor and David Levy of Likud, are Sephardim of Moroccan descent...
...first major eruption of those long-simmering tensions came on a hot summer's day in 1959 in the squalid Wadi Salib area of Haifa, where 15,000 people, mostly Moroccans, were crammed into tenements. After a policeman wounded a Moroccan, crowds of Sephardim unleashed their pent-up anger. They pelted policemen with stones, wrecked some 25 local shops, burned two buildings and, in the process, sent a shudder through the nation...
...incredibly tense because the Royal Moroccan Forces had just taken over. I was innocently taking notes when this guy stopped me, took my identification and ransacked my things," recalls Herzberg...
...benefit is there, but the cost is too expensive." The tuition for Mason Fellows is $28,000, approximately $6-10,000 higher than that of other MPAs. The cost covers a series of administrative charges, including special trips and outings for the Fellow's families, as well as the Moroccan trip and special interviews for admission. A majority of the Mason Fellows are sponsored by international organizations such as USAID, the Ford Foundation or the Fulbright Commission, and therefore do not necessarily pay their costs directly...