Hello, Goodbye, and Peace

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DATELINE, JERUSALEM–Okay, I’m not actually in Jerusalem, but I just returned from there, and I always wanted to start an article with something dramatic. I mean, it beats the tar out of, “DATELINE, A SHABBY OFFICE IN HOLLYWOOD WITH ONE GOOD COUCH FOR NAPS.” Now that I think of it, if I ever appear on the NBC show, “Dateline,” I could start an article with DATELINE, “DATELINE.” And if I’m ever dating someone who works at “Dateline,” I could–okay, enough. This was my first trip to Israel, and there’s so much to say, so much to think about. I expect to be sorting it out for a long time, but, for now, the best place to start is at the beginning.

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