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...reasons, Begin's shaky coalition could collapse at any time, thereby forcing new elections. The certain winner perhaps even with a clear majority in the Knesset, according to recent polls would be the Labor Party, which has never been particularly enthusiastic about settlements for settlements' sake. The Labor solution to the West Bank problem has traditionally involved a "territorial compromise" with Jordan, perhaps leading to a West Bank-East Bank state whose population would be roughly 80% Palestinian...
...institutions whose overriding purpose is to discover and transmit knowledge it has often seemed best to tolerate unpopular opinions and questionable behavior for the sake of giving the most talented individuals the opportunity to publish and teach," Bok wrote...
...this Dream at the Loeb goes far beyond technical proficiency or dramatic virtuosity. The play demands total ensemble work not just for the sake of the number of major roles it contains but for the revelation of its multiple meanings, and the American Repertory Theater (ART) provides a group of performers with vocal skill, physical agility, and intellectual acumen. They present in transcendent clarity--sometimes in neon signs--the question at the heart of Shakespeare's play: how to create marital tranquility out of the irrational workings of love. Most of the refinements and elaborations director Alvin Epstein introduces serve...
...grew up in Louisville A stone's throw from the river, So if she loves to dive and swim, For heaven's sake, forgive...
...Tokyo's coed Gakushu-in University, he enjoys belting sake and bellowing folk songs with classmates. But Japan's handsome Prince Hiro also respects tradition. So last week, having just turned 20, he participated in an exotic 8th century coming-of-age ceremony called kakan no gi (hat rites). Hiro, wearing a magnificent yellow robe, allowed chamberlains to replace the simple silk hat that once marked a minor with the ornate embi no ei (swallowtail ribbons) that symbolized manhood in ancient Japan. The presence of Grandfather Emperor Hirohito, 78, at the ceremony was especially auspicious. No other Japanese...