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...destruction is a cornerstone of its charter. But before that, the Palestinian people--and observers all over the world--have to readjust to last week's stunning results. "Unprecedented not only in the history of the Palestinian people but in the Arab world," says Ziad Abu Amr, a political scientist at Birzeit University and an independent member of the Palestinian legislature. "This is the first time an Islamic party has won such a landslide. It changes everything...
...leaving to Fatah delicate issues like dealing with Israel. But the defeated Fatah concluded that it would rather be the opposition than a junior partner in a unity government--a decision that leaves Hamas to go it alone. "Hamas always expected to be part of a coalition," says political scientist Abu Amr. "But they're on their own, and that makes the hurdles they face even greater...
...critical as focusing on domestic issues like fighting graft and getting a grip on the many Palestinian security organizations. "The international community wants to know what Hamas thinks about Israel and the U.S., but Hamas wants to work to its own timetable," says Abdul Sattar Kasim, a political scientist at An-Najah National University in Nablus. "They want to build a new Palestinian society. They're not going to talk about the road map. They're going to talk about the rights of Palestinian refugees. They're not going to talk about the security of Israel. They're going...
...S.N.U.) put it bluntly: "This kind of error is a grave act that damages the foundations of science." Dr. Hwang Woo Suk, South Korea's famous stem-cell researcher, had fallen from grace. An S.N.U. investigation into Hwang's groundbreaking experiments in human cloning found the nation's top scientist had faked the results of his greatest success. The scandal was a setback not only for the controversial field of embryonic-stem-cell research, but also for the image of scientists as disinterested practitioners pursuing knowledge and truth...
...episode featuring Martinez—which airs on January 31—certainly has its “cool” moments.The show, an advance copy of which was obtained by The Crimson, is a bit like a grown-up version of Odyssey of the Mind. Four young scientists from across the country come together to try to recreate a facet of nature—with nothing but their engineering skills to help them.Okay, so they get a little help. There is an elaborate special effects studio and a consultant named Arthur, who seems to log quite a few hours...