Word: jerusalem
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...with ever more counterfactual supposes, would-haves, might-haves, could-haves, possiblys, perhapses, probablys and maybes, in all their dizzying permutations--from Jerusalem in 701 B.C. to China in 1946. What If? editor Robert Cowley, who also edits MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History, says this exercise is no mere parlor game but makes history "come alive." Others might call it pointless, if mildly interesting. The bloody "factuals" of history are vivid enough without foraging into further imaginings...
Already, Ma has established artistic trade routes between his city and Paris, Jerusalem, Versailles, Tel Aviv, Rome and Florence, shuttling artists and students to his city...
...Jerusalem is another man?s Al Quds. And if you think rival claims on the city are a nightmare for Israeli and Palestinian negotiators, spare a thought for the poor old Disney corporation. Disney is under pressure over the Jerusalem exhibit at its planned "Millennium Village" in Florida, designed to offer an interactive window, complete with crafts and indigenous entertainment, into 40 different cultures. Arab League members had threatened over the past week to launch a boycott of Disney products to protest the theme park?s designation of Jerusalem as Israel?s capital, prompting CEO Michael Eisner to give...
...Economic globalization appears to have made corporate America more sensitive than Washington?s political class to Arab political concerns. After all, Hillary Clinton doesn?t have to fear an Arab backlash at the ballot box when she stumps for New York votes by publicly urging her husband to recognize Jerusalem as Israel?s capital. But Disney stands to lose up to $150 million a year in an Arab boycott of its products. Despite Eisner?s assurances, Arab League officials are still demanding the right to inspect the "Millennium Village" before its opening to ensure that Islamic and Christian claims...
...want the security forces? hands tied when bombs are ticking ? although the Supreme Court indicated it might accept a "ticking bomb" argument in specific cases, such exceptions would be made only after the perpetrators had been brought to trial. "This is an extremely emotional issue for Israel," says TIME Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyer. "On the one hand, many feel the country has reached a point where it can address such issues and become a proper democracy; others believe that the rights of future terror victims are more important than those of suspected terrorists...