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...Golan itself, which rises like a table of volcanic rock at the top of the Jordan Valley and the Sea of Galilee, there's little sense that anyone is even contemplating the possibility of packing up and leaving as a result of a land-peace swap with Syria. Nowhere is that more clear than in the town of Avneitan, home to some 23 families forcibly evacuated by the Israeli government from settlements in the Gaza strip in 2005. These Orthodox families believe that Jews have a divine mandate to live not just within the current borders of the Jewish state...
...Hamas offical says he doubts that the militant leadership would accept Israel's new terms, and he blamed Israel for attempting to "sabotage" the prisoner swap. Egyptian Intelligence Chief Suleiman was quoted in the Israeli press as telling Israeli leftist politicians recently that Olmert was "stalling" and must show some flexibility towards Hamas. The Israelis want their soldier freed, but are understandably reluctant to release a horde of potentially dangerous ex-terrorists...
...conference’s reigning Rookie of the Year in men’s soccer won’t be seeing familiar foes when he steps onto the soccer pitch this summer. Instead, Andre’ Akpan will swap the Bulldogs and Tigers of the Ivy League for the Seleção and the Teaguk Warriors of Brazil and Korea Republic respectively, as the rising sophomore was named to the United States U-20 National Team Roster for this summer’s Under-20 World...
...with the Charlesview Apartments. The low-income housing complex is currently located at Barry’s Corner, a key intersection at the heart of the proposed campus that Harvard hopes will become the Harvard Square of Allston. In November, the Charlesview board of directors signed an agreement to swap land with Harvard. In exchange for Charlesview’s current five-acre property, Harvard agreed to build new replacement apartments for Charlesview on 6.5 acres several blocks away.A handful of Charlesview tenants, however, protested the board’s decision. The residents have legitimate concerns, particularly about access...
...English and French--the team of scientists played silent video clips of English- and French-speaking adults reading in each language. Babies at 4 and 6 months old noticed the difference in facial expressions when the language was switched, and paid more attention to the clips after such a swap than when all the readings were in the same language. By 8 months, however, only infants reared in bilingual homes retained the ability to make this distinction...