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...experience. And anyone who tries to gloss over this truth because of a suspicion, 'What will the non-Jews say?' is sinning against Israel, is sinning against the sense by which Israel was founded. Those who try to hush the voices will not help ... What have you wrought, Mr. Prime Minister and Mr. Defense Minister...
...Lebanon conflict was stamped as "Begin's war" by some of his fellow countrymen, and Israel was tired of it before it even began. After 34 years of fighting, through four major wars, the nation has reached a saturation point. Its economy is over-wrought (inflation is 130 percent), its founding idealism has diminished, and it feels the time has come to peacefully reap the fruits of nationhood...
...Negotiator Philip Habib continued his peace efforts last week after Israel's furious bombardments of West Beirut, the precise nature of a settlement still remained uncertain. But one thing was clear: Israel's ten-week-old invasion of Lebanon had wrought momentous changes in the complex Middle East equation, and their repercussions would be felt for years to come. Every major actor in the drama has been deeply affected. For the U.S., the crisis provoked by its headstrong Israeli ally has presented grave risks but also a challenging opportunity to play a key role in forging a comprehensive...
...while." Not only are more people indulging in sex, they are also more active?starting younger, marrying later, divorcing more often. The wider acceptance of oral sex has also played a role. Richard Hamilton, a San Francisco family physician and author of The Herpes Book, thinks science has wrought the herpes epidemic: penicillin allowed greater sexual contact with little risk, and the Pill and other contraceptives largely replaced condoms, which prevent direct contact with sores...
During the brief hearing last week, Faganpropped shoeless feet on a wrought-iron rail at the front of the prisoner's dock, laughed and waved to his wife Christine and mother Ivy. When his solicitor, Maurice Nadeem, questioned whether Fagan could still pose a threat to the Queen after this week's security improvements, the prisoner bristled. "I told you not to fetch her name up," Fagan said, glaring. "I would rather plead guilty than have her name dragged into this...