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...been internationally acknowledged," says Nicolas Pelham, senior analyst with the International Crisis Group. If the rockets don't stop, though, the borders will stay closed, and the Israelis will continue their artillery barrages. And as focused as Hamas must be on establishing international ties, it must also watch rival factions at home, particularly Fatah. Already Haniya's administration is sparring with President Mahmoud Abbas over control of Palestinian security forces. Resolving these problems will require a subtlety that so far seems in short supply. At a rally in Jabalya refugee camp on Friday, Haniya addressed a crowd of thousands, making...
...weaknesses can make for quite gloomy environs. The College, after all, does have its strengths, and perhaps its time we paid a little more attention to them. While Harvard may not have the house life of Yale, the student-professor interaction of Amherst, or a Yardfest to rival Penn’s Spring Fling, few of our peer institutions can hold a candle to the vibrancy of co-curricular life at Harvard. Rather then rest on its laurels, Harvard would do well to find ways to make the leap from good to great in this realm.It...
...legislators, clearly relieved to be putting the crisis behind them, rushed the new proposals to parliament, de Villepin sounded more credible during the interview when he contended he has "no presidential ambitions." As for de Villepin's rival, Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, his ambitions are probably more realistic now. After presenting himself all along as more sympathetic to protesters' complaints, Sarkozy's approval ratings have remained high even as those of other conservatives sag, and Chirac and de Villepin's flirt with record lows...
...Sunday afternoon. The game marked the Crimson’s (3-7, 1-1 Ivy) second consecutive loss after last week’s fall against No. 15 Boston University. After bringing in two impressive victories during the team’s spring break competition, notably against long-time rival Yale, the Crimson was not able to hold off the Quakers (8-4, 3-1). It was the freshmen who stood out in Sunday’s game as Sarah Bancroft and Kelly Alverson contributed the Crimson’s four goals. Bancroft accomplished the first hat trick...
During the weekend, the Harvard women’s water polo team faced the daunting task of facing perennial division champion Hartwick, division rival Brown, which had already beaten the Crimson twice this year, and ranked non-league foe Michigan.While Harvard (10-11, 2-5 CWPA Northern Division) put up a gallant effort against each of its opponents, it could not scratch out a win.The Crimson fell to the No. 13-ranked Hawks (20-9, 7-0) 16-7 at home on Friday and lost 10-6 to the Bears (11-13, 4-3) on Saturday afternoon in Providence, before...