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The power of nonviolenceThere are signs of mounting distress among the Israeli police and other security forces in the way they are dealing with the Palestinians who stage weekly demonstrations in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem. These protests, in which Palestinians are joined by foreign sympathizers and activists of the Israeli left, are intended to express opposition to the eviction of Palestinians from their homes, which are then inhabited by Jewish families.
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Why are we always back at square one?The gang rape reported this week is not, of course, the first such incident ever reported. It even follows the classic gang-rape pattern: A weak, vulnerable girl with problems falls in love with a popular guy. He exploits and abuses her, and brings in all the other guys. They threaten her in a multitude of ways not to tell anyone, while she continues to hope that her attacker will love her.
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Decision makers, be warned!As repeated deadlines related to Iran pass, and evidence of its military nuclear program mounts, it might appear that the world has woken up to the problem, and is ready to adopt a tougher stance. Yet, beyond some tough-sounding rhetoric about the need for more severe and targeted steps, nothing very serious is actually on the international agenda - certainly not the so-called crippling sanctions. Indeed, China is expressing a new and more adamant opposition to sanctions, Russia too is dragging its feet, and the new EU foreign minister - well, she seems to have not even realized that the latest round of diplomacy has already failed.
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'I ask God to forgive me' Eighteen months ago, G. - who was then 14 and a half - walked into his home in south Tel Aviv, sat down on the sofa and, his sister told Haaretz this week, seemed upset. "You don't look okay. Has something happened?" asked the girl, who is two years older than G.
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Masters of survival A short road lies between the Foreign Ministry and the Supreme Court in Jerusalem: It's a five-minute walk from one to the other. Avigdor Lieberman can cover it in even less time; he's a fast walker. But this past Wednesday, he had to travel the distance between his bureau and the court's secretariat in his armored car, as per a demand by his security people.
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