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Coping

Naomi Pfefferman August 7, 1997

En route home were Alice and Leo Howard and their 14-year-old grandsons, Yoni Howard and Adam Blitz, all of whom had survived the July 30 suicide bombings in Jerusalem\’s crowded Mahane Yehuda.\n\nAfter the El Al jet landed, the relatives greeted each other with hugs and tears and counted themselves lucky. The bombs that killed 13 bystanders (as well as the two Hamas terrorists) and wounded nearly 170 people, had left the Howards relatively unscathed. Leo incurred whiplash, Yoni had glass shards embedded in one leg, and most had painful ringing in their ears. But the close family friends who had been with them at Mahane Yehuda were seriously injured and remained hospitalized.\n

Lessons from the Mahane Yehuda Tragedy

Rabbi Marvin Hier July 31, 1997

Tragically, the horrible terrorist attack against civilians at the Mahane Yehuda marketplace in Jerusalem leaves all of us numb and, at the same time, reminds us that the memories of Jewish history live on.

‘We Do Not Just

Jewish Journal July 31, 1997

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu\’s tough response to Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat\’s call of condolence echoed from Los Angeles on Wednesday, as Israel\’s consulate fielded nonstop calls from journalists and concerned Angelenos.

Confidence Game

Eric Silver June 26, 1997

After a raucous six-hour debate, 55 legislators registered their confidence in Netanyahu, 50 voted against, and an unprecedented 15 abstained or absented themselves from the ballot. The government\’s paper support is 66 out of 120 Knesset members, plus two far-right sympathizers from Rehavam Ze\’evy\’s Moledet.

The Prospect of War

Larry Derfner June 19, 1997

During the yearlong tenure of the Netanyahu government, Syria has become the forgotten front in the Israeli-Arab peace process. The two sides aren\’t negotiating, and Warren Christopher\’s frequent-flier shuttles between Jerusalem and Damascus are already a relic of Middle East diplomacy.

Smooth Sailing?

Eric Silver June 19, 1997

Binyamin Netanyahu this week put the Bar-On affair behind him. The Supreme Court endorsed as \”not exceptionally unreasonable\” the law officers\’ reluctance to indict the prime minister and Justice Minister Tzachi Hanegbi for the abortive appointment of an underqualified party hack as attorney-general.

Compromise

Eric Silver June 19, 1997

The conversion bill compromise was based on a position paper presented to the prime minister and his colleagues by a Reform and Conservative delegation.

Justice for Jonathan Pollard

Jewish Journal June 19, 1997

The argument that Pollard was a spy, and that is all that matters, may be legally valid, but it is not morally valid.

Warning Signals

Jewish Journal May 16, 1997

Israel celebrated a strange Independence Day last week as it entered its 50th year and Binyamin Netanyahu\’s government looked forward to the first anniversary of its electoral victory.

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