Mustafa Akyol at Boston U. on April 15, 2009.

Spring is here and, as you probably know, this signals the annual Campagna-Kerven lecture on modern Turkey at Boston University. This year’s lecture, "Toward a Brave New Turkey: Yes We Can!", will feature Mr. Mustafa Akyol.

Livni: "There is no humanitarian crisis in the Strip, and therefore there is no need for a humanitarian truce."

Decide yourself: BBC NEWS | Middle East | Gaza facing 'critical emergency'
Livni.
"There's no such thing as a 'humanitarian cease-fire'," an Olmert aide said Tuesday. "Gaza is not undergoing a humanitarian crisis. We're constantly supplying it with food and medications, and there's no need for a humanitarian cease-fire."

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