Wednesday, November 26, 2008

"A Palestinian tycoon has created a tranquil paradise on a Holy Land mountaintop, with a replica of a famous Renaissance villa, sculpted gardens and a wrought-iron pavilion that once belonged to a nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte. But even one of the West Bank's richest men cannot entirely shut out Israel's military occupation — army bases and Israeli settlements occupy hills surrounding the 100-acre estate." (I am friendly with his son, but this villa should be housing refugees.)