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...Muslim-controlled holy site in Jerusalem?a walkabout that helped trigger the second intifadeh. As Israel's Foreign Minister, he refused to shake Yasser Arafat's hand at the Wye Plantation peace talks in 1998 and eventually made sure Arafat spent his last years barricaded in his offices in Ramallah, unable to jet around the world espousing the Palestinian cause. His planetary dimensions?at 5 ft. 7 in., he weighed as much as 312 lbs.?have long suggested a lack of discipline at the table that many think reflects a deeper wildness. At one point, American intelligence monitored Sharon...
...mission reflects a pragmatic, centrist attitude in between the ranks of Peretz’ Labour and Netanyahu’s Likud that with able leadership, has the potential to survive Sharon,” Zelcer wrote. Mohammed J. Herzallah ’07, a Palestinian from Ramallah, said last night that many Palestinians disagreed with Sharon’s unwillingness to deal directly with Palestinian leadership, and said he hoped Israel’s next prime minister would be more willing to do so. “Sharon himself isn’t judged very favorably by the Palestinians...
...village near Hebron as immoral, al-Hroub came to this town of more than 100,000 citizens to join a new generation of artists whose focus is surprisingly free of the nationalism and violence for which Palestinians are usually noticed. The relative freedom of expression in Ramallah has fueled a major revival, since last year, of the cultural capital of Palestine - and is transforming Palestinian art in the process. While most Palestinian towns remain as ghostly quiet as they were during the curfews of the intifadeh, Ramallah has a lively nightlife, new theaters, a cinema and a flourishing music scene...
When Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived at Palestinian Authority headquarters in Ramallah Monday morning, Palestinian Finance Minister Salam Fayad knew it was her 51st birthday. He said he had a present that wouldn't exceed the government gift limit. He reached into a brown paper supermarket bag and pulled out a shiny green bell pepper...
...film would not denigrate its cause. Shortly after that, an explosive device detonated close to the crew, killing three people not associated with the film. Abu-Assad withdrew, finishing the project in his native city of Nazareth. When Abu-Assad showed the film to a Palestinian audience in Ramallah in April, a fierce argument raged about its message; some said it portrayed an ugly Palestinian face to Westerners, while others were struck by its astute portrayal of West Bank life. Abu-Assad says the sharply divided opinions pleased him, confirming that he had avoided making a predictable propaganda film...