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...into hatred" [Oct. 16], on the deteriorating conditions in Gaza, failed to mention the reasons Israel feels so threatened. Hamas is a terrorist entity. The government of Gaza is led by Hamas, whose charter calls for the elimination of Israel. Since its withdrawal from Gaza, Israel has been the target of hundreds of rockets fired by Hamas. Maybe the Palestinians should consider a nonterrorist government to lead them to peace. Bruce S. Cooper Columbia, Maryland, U.S. I was dismayed by your article "Turning Hunger into Hatred" because of its rather limited perspective. One can't deny the suffering of Palestinians...
Perhaps the divestment campaign “raised public consciousness,” as its supporters claimed. Even so, it’d be safe to say that activists and their target audience learned a lot more about Harvard’s investment practices than they did about Sudan and its troubles. Darfur divestors thought they were, at least, making a statement via petitions and activism; the Americans who hoisted the Stars and Stripes atop their SUVs in the wake of 9/11 surely thought the same...
...targeting Harvard money managers makes for great theatre—and because the target forever remains Harvard, campus activists can pull off the performance time and again with uncomplicated dedication and no bruised sensibilities...
...Pakistani military air strike on a pro-Taliban religious school in the country's volatile North West Frontier Province has set off a flurry of protest in Pakistan, and threatens to stoke the fires of local insurgency against the central government. It has also raised questions about the target and authors of the assault...
...many question why the Pakistani military would strike a madrassa, the sole educational opportunity available in the impoverished district - particularly on a day when they were due to open peace talks with the area's tribal elders and militants. ABC News reported Monday that al-Zawahiri was the actual target of the operation, and that it was launched by a U.S. predator drone, not a Pakistani helicopter...