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...throws stone after stone at the Israeli riot police. Below him, a middle-aged Jew flees the barrage, holding on to his black yarmulke as he runs, shouting, "Death to the Arabs!" A minute before, these two were praying in the midday heat--one at al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest shrine in Islam, and the other 100 yards away at the Western Wall, revered by 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...
Richman's researchers have re-created the priestly garments and tools that will be needed in the "Third Temple": a silver mizrak to collect blood from sacrificial animals, even a million-dollar menorah. And Sheik Hassan Barghouti is preparing--in a row of tiny classrooms built into the ancient north wall of the compound. As principal of al-Aqsa School, Barghouti drills 140 young Koranic scholars in the literal divinity of the stones from which their schoolroom is built. "This Jewish temple is a pure lie," says Barghouti. "It's the duty of every Muslim to die to defend...
...fire year, more than 15,000 sq. mi. of Brazil's rain forest went up in flames. Ecologists say the paving of BR-163 will put at risk 580,000 sq. mi.--one-third of the dense forest remaining in the Amazon region. To get an idea of the scale of the potential catastrophe, imagine all of Alaska as scorched earth...
Your biggest risk now is losing focus amid the clatter. Look on the bright side. The Fed has stopped raising interest rates for now. Earnings, while slowing, are still projected to be up 15% this year and 10% next. And any company that is going to post disappointing third-quarter results has probably already said so. So there won't be many more ugly surprises...
Nader and Buchanan are the only serious candidates in this election. The two third-party candidates are running, unlike Gore and Bush, on strong, sincere platforms. Both are addressing key issues that are mostly ignored by the two major parties. It is imperative, for the sake of democracy, that Nader and Buchanan take part in the presidential debates. Their participation would not only ensure that crucial issues are addressed but would also draw more voters to the polls. LENNY SAPOZHNIKOV Washington...