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...Palestinian territories, if attacks on Israel continue, Israel may justifiably respond to such attacks for what they are, an aggressive assault on its people by the Palestinian Authority. There will be no hesitation because Hamas is no longer a loose terrorist organization able to hide in the shadow of the ruling authority. It is the ruling authority, and as such, it is a clear and targetable enemy. If Hamas wants to destroy Israel, Israel has a right and duty to fight for its own survival and to destroy a perverted leadership that celebrates the murderers of women and children...
...Kelly discussed and external bodies like the IPCC and many of the Patten Commission reforms. Kelly said that the tourism industry in New York is booming and that the city can function securely even while hosting high-profile events like 2004’s Republican National Convention in the shadow of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. “What surprises me most is how little day-to-day life has changed,” he said. —Staff writer Matthew S. Lebowitz can be reached at mslebow@fas.harvard.edu...
Olmert's desire to step out of his predecessor's shadow may have influenced his campaign pledge to initiate a withdrawal from parts of the West Bank by 2010. After the relative success of the Gaza pullout and the rise to power of Hamas in the Palestinian territories, many Israelis have abandoned faith in peace negotiations with the Palestinians in favor of unilateral moves. But withdrawing from the West Bank, which is home to 230,000 settlers, may prove more wrenching than it was in Gaza. "Sharon never meant to go as far as Olmert is proposing," says Natan Sharansky...
Dozens of initiatives that involve incidental contact with government agencies, whether controlled by Hamas ministers or not, are threatened by the nearly-completed funding review. The reassessment is being carried out in the shadow of even more drastic legislation pending in Congress; the White House apparently feels compelled to fall into line before lawmakers take the decision out of its hands. Funding for one infrastructure project has already been halted on the grounds that any contact with the Hamas government is prohibited...
...imports not just the gizmos and gadgets but also a way of life, thanks to a shadow labor force that lets Americans eat out once a week because restaurants can hire dishwashers for sub-minimum wage. The U.S. depends on the maids and gardeners and carpenters and home-health-care workers whose children will probably become teachers and technicians and surgeons and Senators. If they all put down their tools tomorrow, the U.S. wouldn't be arguing about whether it is in a recession...