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Dates: during 1990-1990
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Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Benjamin Netanyahu explained what ensued: "If a...raging mob of thousands of people is coming at you trying to tear you to bits, you try to use whatever method of crowd control you can short of live ammunition. And if that doesn't help, if you're outnumbered roughly 100 to one and you know that you have to save your life, you will use live fire. That happened here...
...institution of its kind in the country, HMC has traditionally had a high level of direct control over Harvard's endowment. With a huge staff of money managers, the company has functioned very much like a Wall Street firm and has not often turned to outside sources for investment help...
Meyer does acknowledge that he is actively investigating the possibility of outside help, and there could be "a decline in staff," even at senior levels. The only asset class Meyer says he will not consider moving outside HMC is the complex, and very risky, trading strategy portfolio--an area requiring hands-on management...
...Shattuck also said that he did not believe additional paperwork would help improve security...
Since 1961, Kuwait has provided capital to developing Arab countries through the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development. Kuwait was a principal contributor to the Fund, established to help Egypt and Jordan recover from the 1967 and 1973 wars, and along with Saudi Arabia, has contributed to the more moderate Palestinian faction. Kuwait became one of the world's major aid donors in 1977, when its contributions reached eight percent of the gross domestic product (GDP). This percentage was the largest in the world from 1981-85. In addition, Kuwait has been active in directing economic, medical and humanitarian...