In the title story of Etgar Keret's fifth collection, a writer is confronted by a series of guests: all armed, each wanting to hear a story. As he tries to satisfy their demands, a gun against his head, the narrator ruefully reflects, "I bet things like

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The joy of east Jerusalem bookseller Munther Fahmi knew no bounds on Thursday when he cracked open several bottles of French champagne to celebrate a victory which his lawyer Amnon Mazar said had been achieved against all odds. The plight of Munther Fahm