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Many even otherwise well informed people believe that the turmoil in the Middle East is due to the Israeli “occupation” of Judea and Samaria, also known as the “West Bank” — a territory less than half the size of Los Angeles County.

What are the Facts?

There are those who think that the so-called “Palestinian problem” is the cause for unrest, turmoil, and slaughter in the Middle East. They believe that if this problem could be solved, peace and tranquility would prevail in this troubled area.

What are the Facts?

The major and perhaps only sticking point in negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians is that of the “return of the Palestinian refugees.” It sank the Camp David conference that President Clinton had arranged, even though Mr. Barak had made unprecedented concessions for the sake of peace. The new man, Mahmoud Abbas, who routinely refers [...]

Israel and Egypt are the two largest recipients of U.S. aid. For its“participation” in the Gulf War, Egypt was forgiven its indebtedness of $9 billion. Israel pays its bills. It receives $2.8 billion every year. Of that amount, $2.0 billion is for military aid and $0.8 billion for economic aid. It’s fair to ask whether [...]

The skilled public relations apparatus of the PLO has lulled many into the belief that this organization could possibly be a force for peace in the Middle East. Some believe that there is a certain amount of “grandstanding” on the part of the PLO, mostly for internal consumption, but that essentially the PLO is searching [...]

We are very blessed here in the US to have strong institutions that would probably prevent such an outcome.

Nevertheless, listening to this clip of FDR lament the power of the Supreme Court (and the principle of private contracts) makes me wonder if the next collapse of our economy will give rise to a power mad [...]

we know daylight savings is useful. studies have shown it reduces US electricity consumption by 1% per day. but how complicated is it?

“inside the Navajo Reservation, there’s a Hopi Resolution. The Hopis follow Arizona and don’t have daylight-saving time. They’re surrounded by the Navajo that have daylight-saving time, which is surrounded by [...]

here is a sweet highlight from the champions league. ESPN’s description:

….a piece of individual brilliance by Mancini.

The Brazilian forward received a David Pizarro crossfield pass 30 yards out on the left.

He befuddled Anthony Reveillere with numerous stepovers before finally rounding the right-back and thrashing a left-foot shot high to Gregory Coupet’s right [...]

take the video with a grain of salt. according to one law professor i talked to, “res gestae” is never the correct answer (at least on his exams).

richard miniter weirdly reports on CPAC:

Everyone loves Rudy [giuliani].

Well, not everyone.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who also packed the hall [at CPAC], took a subtle swipe at Giuliani. [mitt] called [mrs. romney] up to the podium, who announced that the couple was about to celebrate their 38th wedding anniversary. No one missed that the thrice [...]

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), or as it is often called, the Mormon Church, is the restored Church [...]

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Almost from the time Joseph Smith left the grove of trees after his First Vision, he faced persecution. Almost since the [...]

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Mormon doctrine teaches that sexual intimacy should take place between a man and a woman only when they are legally married; adultery, [...]

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In 1799, near Alexandria, Egypt, Napoleon’s men found the soon famous Rosetta Stone. The stone provided a way to translate ancient Egyptian [...]

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The practice of polygamy, or plural marriage (one man taking more than one wife), by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day [...]