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There was a battle in Jenin. It was real urban warfare, as a modern, well-equipped army met an armed and prepared group of guerrilla fighters intimately familiar with the local terrain. For both sides, Jenin has been added to the memories that invest the conflict in the Middle East with such bitterness. Because Jenin has become so potent a symbol, a new battle has broken out over what precisely happened there and what its wider significance will...
...shows some of the difficulties in thwarting the activities of determined guerrilla fighters. Israel was gravely alarmed by the misuse of the refugee camp as a staging area for Palestinian terror groups. The campaign against the Jenin-based terrorists has, at the same time, presented all the dilemmas of urban warfare. House-to-house fighting is the bloodiest kind of battle, disliked by all armies. An advancing force cannot see its adversary. Every window is a sniper's perch. Alleyways and streets lead to dead ends. The adversary may be disguised in civilian dress. And disabling the trip wires...
Lifetime, which debuted in 1984, has thrived despite the introduction of two other networks courting the female gender: Oxygen, which launched in 2000 and has staked out upscale urban women, and WE: Women's Entertainment, launched in 2001, which offers viewers lighthearted diversion. While some may question whether women need their own network, let alone three, there are an ample number of viewers. Cable has succeeded by attracting niche audiences, and at 51% of the population, women are the largest niche out there. They are also a vastly appealing one, since they make an estimated 85% of household purchasing decisions...
...People who are frustrated wish that Harvard would solve all of their problems,” Clippinger said. “If you’re living in an urban area, chances are parking is going to be tight...
...Islamist terror cells operate in the shadows and base themselves in the Strip's crowded urban areas and refugee camps - Gaza City is one of the world's most densely populated cities. Even though Israeli military strategists believe Israel reestablished its deterrent capacity during "Defensive Shield" by breaking the previous taboo on sending troops into Palestinian cities and refugee camps, doing the same in Gaza raises the specter of civilian casualties - and also Israeli losses - far in excess of those seen in Jenin...