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Matt Rees' "Letter From Jerusalem" [Aug. 2] referred to the separation wall being built by the Israelis, saying it might prevent Palestinian suicide bombers from crossing to Israel. However, it has not prevented Israeli army incursions into the West Bank and Gaza. Moreover, if the wall is completed as planned...
Rees caught the tempo and spirit of today's more upbeat Jerusalem, but I was disturbed by his comments on the Ethiopian Jews who work as restaurant security guards and search customers' bags and swipe patrons with metal detectors. Rees noted that most of the guards are "drawn from the...
Ethiopian Jews are a very proud and modest group of people who underwent unspeakable hardships before emigrating to Israel; their families and friends suffered humiliation, rape and murder. Assimilation into Israeli society has been nearly impossible for the first generation, but those who arrived in Israel as children and, of...
A Selectively Permeable Wall Matt Rees' "Letter From Jerusalem" [Aug. 2] referred to the separation wall being built by the Israelis, saying it might prevent Palestinian suicide bombers from crossing to Israel. However, it has not prevented Israeli army incursions into the West Bank and Gaza. Moreover, if the wall...
The Strip is Back I was very disappointed that "the Strip Is Back!" depicted Las Vegas as a sexy, sinful "playground for adults" [Aug. 2]. I have been to the city on many occasions with my husband and young children. Las Vegas is an elegant and entertaining city of great...