Though he received warm praise from President Bush, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas faced tough questions from American lawmakers on his ability to lead, his efforts to combat terrorism and his criticisms of Israeli actions.
Recent Iraqi immigrants to Israel are glad to be in the Jewish state, whose name they could not even mention until recently without fear of persecution. But they also miss Iraq, to which they remained loyal during the half-century since most of the commun
In an emotionally charged visit to the U.S., some 20 victims of Palestinian terrorism connected with politicians and sympathizers in New York, whose own experience on Sept. 11 has created a bond between them and the Israeli visitors.
