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The Disillusionment

Having just written
a highly acclaimed
book about his ten
years of reporting
from Beirut and
Jerusalem for The
New York Times, the
two-time Pulitzer
winner discusses his
coming to terms
with the 'real' Israel
— and offers his own
Five Rules Of
Mideast Reporting.

ARTHUR J. MAGIDA

Special to The Jewish News

Friedman at age 36: Two Pulitzers, a remarkable book, and a frustration with "bandits."

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FRIDAY, JULY 28,1989