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  • Thomas Harrington McKittrick (date unknown) and the BIS headquarters in 1931, in a former hotel in Basel, Switzerland.(Collage Tablet Magazine; original photos courtesy of BIS)
    Thomas Harrington McKittrick (date unknown) and the BIS headquarters in 1931, in a former hotel in Basel, Switzerland.(Collage Tablet Magazine; original photos courtesy of BIS)
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    Meet the American Banker Who Helped Hitler Loot Jewish Gold—While Spying for the OSS

    Thomas McKittrick, head of the Swiss-based Bank for International Settlements, was a key go-between for the Axis and the Allies

    byAdam LeBor
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    (Getty)
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    Israel’s Central Bank Head to Retire

    Stanley Fischer is widely credited with keeping Israel’s economy afloat

    byAdam Chandler
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    World Bank Casts Doubt on Palestinian State

    Report claims Palestinian economy incapable of supporting a state

    byAdam Chandler
  • Stanley Fischer.(Eric Piermont/AFP/Getty Images)
    Stanley Fischer.(Eric Piermont/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Fischer For World Bank President?

    Probably not; plus, a curious lacuna in the ranks of this position

    byMarc Tracy
  • The sun setting over the Nile Sunday night.(Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
    The sun setting over the Nile Sunday night.(Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
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    Post-Revolutionary

    The Egyptian protests that overthrew Hosni Mubarak failed to change the underlying realities of military domination, entrenched anti-Semitism, and limited foreign policy options

    byLee Smith
  • A sign warning of muddy soil is seen near Ein Gedi on the retreating shores of the Dead Sea on September 10, 2008.(JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images.)
    A sign warning of muddy soil is seen near Ein Gedi on the retreating shores of the Dead Sea on September 10, 2008.(JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images.)
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    Troubled Water

    Is pumping water into the Dead Sea saving or destroying it?

    byDaniella Cheslow
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