Unlike Hezbollah, Israel's more modest aim is to survive, and that it has done. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes aim hezbollah israel
Though builders may build, in the main they follow the plans of architects. Teachers teach, but they must have a text. Politicians govern, but only upon the flow of commentary that raises them up or casts them down. Mark Helprin architectbuildbuilder share on social
When people ask me why is 'Winter's Tale' a fantasy, I point out that it is not a fantasy. Mark Helprin fantasypeoplepoint Change image and share on social
To assert, as some have, that illegal immigrants do not depress wages because they do the jobs Americans refuse is the kind of nonsense economists speak when they strain to be counterintuitive. It is similar to saying that cheap imports do not hold down prices. Mark Helprin americanassertcheap share on social
Hezbollah will support Assad to the end because his continuing hold on power is critical to its own survival. Ehud Barak assadcontinuecritical Change image and share on social
Live Below the Line raises real money to help the world's poorest people, but it is also a symbolic demonstration aimed at highlighting - not replicating - the plight of the world's poor. Hugh Evans aimdemonstrationhighlight Change image and share on social
Israel fights back, which is very much at odds with the Jewish instinct to discuss and deconstruct everything until action itself seems senseless. Elizabeth Wurtzel actionbackdeconstruct Change image and share on social
