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...golden chapter to his country's somber Olympic history. He'd won a bronze in Atlanta, then failed to qualify for Sydney and quit the sport. But early retirement was not an ending the "sportaholic" could stomach, even if his stoic demeanor hid it, says his longtime girlfriend, Michal Peleg. "He doesn't like to lose. At anything. You know the saying ?the calm before the storm'? That's him - and there is a storm." It stirred in 2002, when Fridman came back to the sport and won the world championship. But rumors of an arm injury helped dampen Olympic...
This year's keynote speaker was David Peleg, Israeli deputy ambassador to the United Nations...
Putting Down Peleg...
...would like to assure Mr. Zvi al Peleg, former occupation commander of Nablus and the Gaza Strip [April 5], that few people, least of all Palestinian Arabs have any illusions about Israel's being "the wisest and best conqueror in history...
...have quit in protest and Israeli-sponsored elections scheduled to be held in 25 communities on April 12 may be canceled. Even some Israelis are becoming critical of Jerusalem's sometimes insensitive administration of the West Bank communities. Writing in the Tel Aviv newspaper Yediot Aharonot, Zvi Al Peleg, former occupation commander of Nablus and the Gaza Strip, noted: "The stones thrown will not drive Israel out of the area. But perhaps they will shatter some illusions about our being the wisest and best conquerors in history...