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As Netanyahu said himself before Congress, "Peace means the absence of violence." A piece of paper with Yasser Arafat's signed pledge officially guaranteeing Israelis peace very quickly loses all relevance when Syrian- and Iranian-backed Palestinians launch themselves as human missiles in suicide missions. What sort of negotiations can...

Author: By Justin C. Danilewitz, | Title: Netanyahu Provides Hope for Jews | 7/19/1996 | See Source »

"...I wonder if there is some way you can help," Lewis wrote to Simons, "perhaps by finding out yourself and confiding in me, on my pledge not to do anything with the information except to provide (if appropriate) necessary reassurances to others."

Author: By Todd F. Braunstein and Andrew A. Green, S | Title: Lewis: Students' Role in Searches Is Threatened | 7/16/1996 | See Source »

What I'm about to reveal may shock you: I favor prayer in schools. And not just private and parochial schools, either; I'm referring to public schools from coast to coast. And yet, I firmly believe that the First Amendment's guarantee of separation of church and state must...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Politics of Silence | 7/9/1996 | See Source »

Each day, right after the Pledge of Allegiance is mindlessly recited, schoolchildren, teachers and administrators should observe a mandatory minute of pure, unadulterated silence. After the 60th second had passed, students and educators would be free to move along with the rest of the school day.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Politics of Silence | 7/9/1996 | See Source »

On another level, a moment of silence is healthy for a society in which noise and near chaos are the status quo. Consider how few truly quiet times there are in an average day. We use noise to wake us in the morning, and it seems to follow us until...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Politics of Silence | 7/9/1996 | See Source »

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