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...incidents from his mayoralty are illustrative. The first came in 1995, when he unceremoniously kicked Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat out of a U.N.-related concert for world leaders at Lincoln Center. The ejection came just after Israel agreed to Palestinian self-rule. The Clinton Administration was hoping--in vain, it turned out--that treating Arafat with respect might grease the path to peace. But Giuliani said, "I would not invite Yasser Arafat to anything, anywhere, anytime, anyplace. I don't forget ... He has never been held to answer for the murders that he was implicated...
...Lebanon was key to Hizballah's ability to survive Israel's onslaught during last summer's month-long war. Israeli soldiers spoke of Hizballah fighters bursting out of the ground to loose off a rocket-propelled grenade before disappearing into the earth again. Israeli air crews hunted, often in vain, for the sources of Katyusha rocket fire, sometimes emanating from within a few hundred yards of the border. One bunker complex discovered and dynamited by Israeli troops a week after the cease-fire reportedly covered more than a square mile and was fitted with hot and cold running water...
...emulate the publication’s entertainment theme; there are millions of ways to justify a magazine about yourself. Find one, and then use the tips below—derived from Schaen’s oh-so-perfect example—to make your self-indulgent dream a vain reality...
...Hill is good at playing both the vain, ladder-climbing scenester and the alienated kid from the suburbs desperate for real affection, even if he does rely a little too much on his expressive lower lip and jaw-tightening capabilities. What’s most impressive–aside from his absolutely terrific singing–is how well he carries a show that calls so much attention to its cast...
...song “Mama You Sweet,” she introduces the grief caused by the loss of her mother: “And the pain in my soul / The pain hits a wall / Doesn’t know which way to go...Pain courses through every vain every limb / Trying to find a way out.” Then, in “Fancy Funerals,” Williams turns her experience planning an extravagant funeral for her mother into heartbreaking advice: “So don’t buy a fancy funeral / It?...