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Shamir believes that Israel has a historic birthright to the lands it seized from Jordan in the 1967 War. After 21 years of Israeli rule and settlements in the West Bank, Palestinian Arabs still outnumber Jews there 16 to 1. For demographic reasons alone, it is hard to see how "Greater" Israel can remain a Jewish state and still be a true democracy. Nor is an Israel whose soldiers are ordered to break teenagers' bones the "light unto the nations" that its Zionist founders wanted...
Despite persistent rumors that it might attempt a coup, the military has shown no desire to end nine years of civilian rule. But Peruvian society is on the verge of polarization between the extreme left and right. Last July marked the appearance of the Rodrigo Franco Command, a death squad said to be made up of dissident APRA Party members. The group has assassinated several leftists and critics of the government and has threatened to kill many more...
Shackled by a national state of emergency and pinned under the bullying, finger-wagging rule of State President P.W. Botha, South Africa has long lain at the edge of despotism. Last week Botha pushed it over the line. Declaring himself fully recovered from the stroke he suffered in January, he reclaimed his position as head of state, in defiance of resolutions by the National Party's parliamentary and provincial organizations. Since he resigned as leader of the party last month and is not a member of Parliament or the . Cabinet, the chief executive is now accountable...
Neither man fits the description of the Fogg suspects, but some observers said that does not rule out the possiblity they were somehow involved in the incident. "It is possible [Athanatos and Corteselli] are fences," said WBZ-TV reporter Brad Willis...
...even though we lost the national title by a quirky rule," Huerta said. "There are a lot of great guys on the team. We came up just a little bit short...