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July 4, 2002

The Democracy Trap

The most obvious gap in the new Bush approach is its assumption that the Palestinian people really want peace, and that it\’s just a corrupt, unaccountable leadership that wants to intensify the fight against Israel, said Daniel Pipes, a longtime peace process critic and president of the Middle East Forum.

Hey Kids

In these portions, the borders of Israel are drawn in two different ways.

7 Days In Arts

These guys\’ names may not sound familiar, but chances are they\’ve made you laugh. Jim Gaffigan is probably best known for his role on \”The Ellen Show,\” and John Pinette\’s stand-up routine about the Chinese buffet has practically become a classic.

Meet the Parents

Fox Filmed Entertainment Chairman Tom Rothman is beaming. The fact that his studio recently ruled the weekend box office with its Steven Spielberg-Tom Cruise collaboration \”Minority Report\” might have been enough to put some spring in his step.

Man of Mystery

Lucian Ludwig Kozminski was — or maybe is — a man convicted of swindling some 3,000 of his fellow Holocaust survivors.

Fight Over UC Funds

Pro-Israel faculty at UCLA have launched a petition drive opposing a campaign to get the University of California system to divest itself of investments in corporations doing business in the Jewish state.

Fuel for Fear

An FBI warning that Al Qaeda might attack Jewish targets with gasoline trucks ignited widespread concern in Los Angeles and fueled heightened security in Jewish communities nationwide this week.

Stroke of Halacha

My mother is in a nursing home now. Every month or so she has to be taken to the hospital for a week.

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