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This is a very sad moment both for Israel and for the Middle East at large. Nevertheless, not all is lost. There are many pragmatic figures in Israeli politics that can step forward in these uncertain times. Of course, at the moment when the entire nation is glued to the TV following every report from the hospital, it seems premature to discuss successors. However, Ehud Olmert, formally the mayor of Jerusalem, who as Sharon’s deputy, has assumed the role of acting prime minister, seems to have the support of many of his peers. He, like Sharon, seems...
...Remembering Hugh Sidey How very sad to hear of the passing of TIME columnist Hugh Sidey [Dec. 5]. Over the years I have always found his writing inspiring. Somehow, as he commented on Presidents and the office they held, he was able to show the significance of the seemingly insignificant in their lives and that the door of history often swings on tiny hinges. Sidey brought the best of what the U.S. stands for to those of us who are not American. We shall miss him deeply. Derick Bingham Belfast, Northern Ireland...
...think there's more than normal with King because he didn't come from mainstream culture and because a lot of people were profoundly uncomfortable with what he was doing, there's a greater need to make him a comfortable mythological figure. And of course, in one sad way to me, there is a tendency to make him a leader of his people, to reduce him to just doing something for black people. When you see him interacting with Johnson and negotiating with congressmen and marching with Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, we realize how ecumenical he was. The overall lesson...
...TIME: This volume is so sad, not just because of King's death but because it seems as though he was being marginalized-everything was being heaped on him. The FBI is getting uglier with its dirty tricks, his most loyal lieutenants are scrabbling and pulling back. Do you think he would have recovered his strength, his force, because here he seems besieged from all sides...
...officials. But it isn't only poor migrants and their families who avoid paying host-country taxes. Our two children were born in France, and both times the obstetrician offered a reduced fee if we paid in cash. Christopher Henze Neuilly, France Remembering Hugh Sidey How very sad to hear of the passing of Time columnist Hugh Sidey [Dec. 5]. Over the years I have always found his writing inspiring. Somehow, as he commented on Presidents and the office they held, he was able to show the significance of the seemingly insignificant in their lives and that the door...