THE REGION: The wisdom of Saddam Hussein By Barry Rubin
(September 12) In his August 8 speech marking the anniversary of the end of the Iran-Iraq war, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein waxed philosophical on the "great lessons" which that experience had taught him.
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MIDEAST NOTES: Saddam as Santa Claus Translated From The Arabic By Shira Gutgold
(September 12) Iraq is emerging as the champion of the Palestinian uprising against Israel, and is developing ties with Arab countries in moves which have strengthened Saddam Hussein's stature among his people, according to analysts and diplomats in Jordan.
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WHAT THE PAPERS SAY: Saving Israel from itself Translated From The Arabic By Shira Gutgold
(September 12) (The Daily Star, Beirut, September 7)
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BUT SERIOUSLY: Been reading the paper lately? By Sam Orbaum
(September 9) If you want the really nutty stuff, don't look in the humor column. More
INTERESTING TIMES: Dissecting Durban By Saul Singer
(September 9) In the long run, we may look at the United Nation's hatefest in Durban as an important wake-up call. Wake-up calls only work, however, when a shocking event rattles people into an understanding of new realities. In this case, the realization is that the international climate matters, and that the climate is in bad shape.
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SHABBAT SHALOM: God's throne in Jerusalem By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin
(September 6) PARASHAT KI TAVO Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8
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WEIN ON-LINE: A Durban fable By Berel Wein
(September 6) And it came to pass that all the righteous, correct-thinking, compassionate nations of the world decided to hold a great conference of nations to address the problems of racism and bigotry in human society. This great conference was to be sponsored by the UN, a self-proclaimed bastion of fairness to all and of peaceful works. The city of Durban in South Africa was chosen as the venue in order to illustrate the triumph over racist apartheid. More
THINK AGAIN: Half the story on homosexuality By Adam Jessel
(September 6) The hottest buzz at the recent Jerusalem Film Festival surrounded Sandi DuBowski's Trembling Before God, a documentary about Jews from Orthodox backgrounds dealing with their homosexuality. The film has become the subject of a massive international promotional campaign.
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FROM A DISTANCE: Mass murder, sex and paradise By Naomi Ragen
(September 6) Just this week as I was standing by the door waiting to say good-bye to my son who was going to school after the long summer vacation, I heard the news that yet another Muslim suicide bomber had detonated himself in the center of Jerusalem, only a few streets from where my son passes each morning.
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