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...Jews as the place of prayer closest to the site of their biblical temple. That abrupt transformation from worship to violence--it occurred in a flash last Friday--is sparked by the power that emanates from the place Jews call the Temple Mount and Arabs know as Haram al-Sharif, or the Noble Sanctuary. These 35 acres, blocked in by ancient walls and topped by the glittering, gilded Dome of the Rock, are a strange and holy place, splattered all too often with blood. "It is," says Rabbi Nachman Kahana, who runs a nearby yeshiva, "the gateway to heaven...
...exposure. Two cultures play musical chairs, and there is only one tiny chair for both in all the vast Middle East. But that immense space, metaphysical emptiness, is focused in the eye of God's needle. The Jews call it the Temple Mount. The Muslims call it Haram al-Sharif...
Pakistan isn't exactly making it easy for President Clinton. Only four days after the White House announced it would include a brief stop in Pakistan in the course of the President's visit to India and Bangladesh, one of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif's lawyers, Iqbal Raad, was shot dead in broad daylight by unknown gunmen. Nawaz is being tried on charges of kidnapping and attempted murder, for allegedly attempting to prevent a plane carrying current military leader General Parvez Musharraf from landing - the event that triggered last year's coup. The Friday shooting came a day after...
...bringing a personal touch to foreign policy, and that may have been one of the most important considerations in his decision, announced Tuesday, to visit Pakistan in the course of his trip to the Indian subcontinent beginning March 18. Last year's military coup that ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, along with Pakistan's record on terrorism, had caused Washington to consider leaving Pakistan off the itinerary, which would have been a propaganda coup for India and Bangladesh, the other stops on his tour. "President Clinton feels very strongly that it's important to maintain direct personal relationships with foreign...
...with Pakistan. Just a few months ago India was gaining points internationally by painting Pakistan as a security risk. Pakistan didn't need much help: First it raised regional tensions by deploying soldiers to the Indian border, then Pervez Musharraf caused a global scare by overthrowing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. But Pakistan has since scored major points with the U.N. by removing the troops from the border and by Musharraf steadily proving himself a moderate with strong diplomacy skills. Now the West is shaking its finger at India for picking on Pakistan without proof. U.S. officials have already written...