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...would mean gambling with their lives. If Israel declares a separation, the Khatibs face months of hardship in their rundown house on the edge of a refugee camp. With such examples in mind, the Israelis who oppose separation argue that the poverty it would impose on Palestinians could prompt sanctions by the European Union, which includes some pro-Palestinian countries...
...Save the terribly predictable ending, I thought the show handled this issue surprisingly well. The questions it raised were more complicated and relevant to the real world than anything I've come to expect from Fox, and they prompt a look at sports and school at the next level--college...
...government fears more outbursts of violence from both sides of the religious divide--meaning Israel itself could be turned into a real battleground. Television stations did not broadcast the full footage of two Israeli soldiers being lynched by Palestinians in the West Bank, out of concern that it would prompt reprisals against Israeli Arabs. "It's a very, very ugly situation," says Bishara. "Here, in this democracy, you have to fear for your life because of your ethnicity...
...save - is inherently vulnerable to sabotage by the hard-liners on both sides who oppose it. A terrorist bombing or even a dramatic shooting by Hamas or other hard-liners would force Prime Minister Barak, in deep political peril at home, to respond harshly, which would in turn prompt the Palestinian leadership to respond in kind. And another stroll around the Temple Mount by Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon or even more shootings of Palestinian civilians by anti-peace Israeli settlers in the West Bank could restart the cycle of violence from the other side. So, despite the cease-fire...
Columbia University presidential scholar Alan Brinkley says Bill Clinton's appointment could prompt a similar reaction...