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Abba Eban

Arnold Toynbee, says Eban, "takes the massacre of millions of our men, women and children" and "compares it to the plight of Arab refugees alive, on their kindred soil, suffering certain anguish, but of course possessed of the supreme gift of life. This equation . . . is, I think, a distortion of any historic perspective." (Video; 1958)Henry Kissinger

"What is essential," Kissinger says, is to "have some image for the construction of the free world which is based on other motives than simply defending the world against Communism. We must make clear what we are for rather than what we are against." (Video; 1958)Mortimer Adler

"The kind of capitalism I'm talking about is, I would think, even more revolutionary than Communism." (Video; 1958)George Jessel

On the rumor that the comedian might be appointed ambassador to Israel: "I think if they did, I'd make a very good ambassador." (Video; 1957)Kirk Douglas

"I am not even aware whether or not we have former Nazi officers in our production. Very honestly, I wouldn't even allow myself to think in those terms . . . I like to feel that the War is over." (Video; 1957)Israel’s Resilient Democracy

Founded by individuals from dissimilar, often illiberal cultures, pressed with the absorption of millions of immigrants, and confronted with the relentless threat of war, democracy in Israel is today more robust than ever.Cops and Rabbis

"I suspect many Catholics come to me and tell me things because they don't want their priests to know," said Rabbi Alvin Kass, the longest-serving chaplain in the history of the NYPD.Passover Profiteering

Many blame exorbitant costs on a complex price-fixing scheme among the three major Passover food manufacturers. There are, however, a couple of valid reasons for the seasonal markup. Revenge of the Nerds

The high school jocks sweated it out in Israel's pre-military academies so they could make the cut into Special Operations units; the IDF's top rocket interceptor got his start playing Warcraft.