Word: shalit
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...newspaper is to be believed. Ha'aretz, normally a sedate read, went wild Wednesday with claims that the Cold War flick inspired Israeli intelligence agents to hypnotize a young Arab prisoner into attempting to assassinate Yasser Arafat nearly 30 years ago. The plot, allegedly the brainchild of Major Benjamin Shalit, chief psychologist in the Israeli navy, seems too ridiculous for words -- the 28-year old Palestinian, codename "Fathi," was supposedly brainwashed and dispatched over the border with an exploding two-way radio. He passed it on to Arafat, but the booby trap failed to go off because of a "technical...
...GENE SHALIT, film critic, the Today show: "Encino Man [1992; 3] or Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia [1974]. I had to go to the emergency room after each...
...Every Tuesday night, we worked together until about three in the morning," said Shalit. "She was a very good writer, she worked hard and was always professional...
...Nevin I. Shalit '83, a former Crimson editor, worked closely with Jereski as an undergraduate...
...what they described as Sullivan's disingenuous manner, penchant for sizzle over substance, and lack of close involvement in the editorial process. A number of longtime editors, including Jacob Weisberg, Morton Kondracke, Mickey Kaus and Michael Kinsley, left during Sullivan's tenure. And one of his new hires, Ruth Shalit--whose stories included a much discussed piece suggesting favoritism to blacks in the Washington Post newsroom--got in hot water for alleged plagiarism and inaccurate reporting. After initially defending her, Sullivan placed Shalit on a leave of absence...