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November 21, 2012
Hamas leader says Israeli onslaught has failed
The exiled leader of Hamas said on Wednesday that Israel had failed in its \”adventure\” when it launched attacks on Gaza and and accepted truce terms.
Letters to the Editor: Abortion, Barack Obama, Chris Christie
I am so very tired of middle-aged white men weighing in on abortion, professing to be experts on morality, female anatomy or forensic pathology (“Jews and Abortion,” Nov. 16).
Gaza rockets hit Israel after cease-fire, Israeli police say
Gazan militants in the Gaza Strip launched 12 rockets into Israel during the hour after a cease-fire was announced between Israel and Islamist militants on Wednesday, an Israeli police spokesman said.
‘Woven Words’ Celebrates Lutoslawski: Salonen reflects on mentor’s symphonies
Music historians will remember Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994) as one of the greatest symphonists of the 20th century. The Los Angeles Philharmonic remembers him as a partner, an artistic collaborator and a regular part of the orchestra’s programming.
IDF band’s European tour takes nasty turn after Gaza operation
As they prepared last week for their annual concert tour of Europe, members of the Israel Defense Forces band probably had little inkling of what was about to hit them.
Calendar: Nov. 22-29, 2012
Pulitzer Prize finalist Jon Robin Baitz’s first Broadway play unfolds in Palm Springs on Erev Christmas.
Israel’s battle damage report says Hamas crippled
Israel\’s Operation Pillar of Defense has crippled the military power of Gaza\’s ruling Islamist movement Hamas, the Israeli military said on Wednesday, as an Egyptian-brokered truce halted eight days of combat.
Helmut Sonnenfeldt, top adviser to Kissinger, dies at 86
Helmut Sonnenfeldt, the top adviser to former secretary of state Henry Kissinger, has died.
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