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...period, according to a Bir Zeit University survey, from 38 percent to 52 percent. Turns out that two months of virtual house arrest by the Israelis has been something of a political tonic for the Palestinian leader, his fortunes rising as long as he's allowed to play the victim. And the sharp uptick of violence appears to have reminded a growing number of Israelis that regardless of Arafat's status, resolving the problem of the occupation remains at the center of their conflict with the Palestinians. Arafat and Sharon have both been playing a waiting game since the Israeli...
Despite the pleas for leniency, Fasano said Lasaga could not go unpunished. The judge reminded the professors that there was a victim...
...Oklahoma City there was no such venom because money never became the subject of a public debate. Sure, the media rushed to cover Johnnie Cochran's unsuccessful lawsuit against a fertilizer manufacturer, and victims and relatives put in a bid to sue federal agencies should evidence emerge that they had forewarning of the bombing. But the Oklahoma state victim-compensation program paid only for expenses such as medical and burial costs, with a limit of $10,000 per victim. The feds issued $1.4 million in emergency grants and in 1997 gave victims and relatives a little travel money to attend...
Lewis said he thinks avoiding the long disciplinary investigation in these cases will benefit both the alleged victim and alleged assailant...
...matter we’re taking up because we think the problem is unfair to one party or the other—it’s unfair to both,” Lewis said. “It’s not a help to the victim to go through a lengthy and very, very wrenching process only to find the Board isn’t going to be able to come to a conclusion...