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...like May 1967," says an Arab diplomat, referring to the Arab mood on the eve of the Six-Day War. Fortunately, that still seems like an exaggeration. Far from being inclined toward war, all 22 Arab states agreed in March, during an Arab summit in Beirut, to offer Israel "normal relations" in exchange for a withdrawal from the territories Israel captured in 1967. When U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell shuttled between Beirut, Jerusalem, Ramallah and Damascus last week, it was a sign that the U.S. wants to prevent Middle East chaos. But with Powell failing to achieve an Israeli...
...quarter-sized welt on the neck of Patrick T. Smith ’03—the men were not seething with contempt or full of revenge for the other team. “I think it was a good chance to interact with each other in a normal, non-academic setting,” said Heck, “and realize that despite our almost polar differences, we can still have a good time together...
...format for competition in the Admiral’s Cup was different than normal races, and featured three divisions instead of the usual two. The A and B division were, similiar to those at the University of Rhode Island (URI) and Brown, double-handed boats, while the C divison featured single-handed sailing of a laser (a one-person boat...
Among Palestinians, it has become normal--noble, even--for promising men and women to slaughter themselves in pursuit of revenge and the dignity it is thought to bring. "What was once more of an individual decision by a small group is becoming much more mainstream," says Jerrold Post, an American psychiatrist who has studied suicide bombings in the West Bank. The suicide-homicides have come to be seen by most Palestinians as their last, best hope. In June a poll taken in the Gaza Strip found that 78% of the population approved of suicide bombings, considerably more than supported peace...
...BIRTH WEIGHT Twins and triplets (not to mention septuplets) often weigh less than normal at birth. But a recent study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control suggests that even single babies conceived through IVF are more likely to be born underweight. Whether that also puts them at greater risk of developmental problems is uncertain...