in a rare visit, the palestinian president mahmoud abbas is injenin in the occupied west bank, where israel carried out a major military operation last week. this was his arrival amid tight security. many ofjenin's residents denounced the palestinian authority for its failure to take any action during the israeli raid. although the palestinian authority is nominally in control of security injenin, it holds little sway in the city. the refugee camp there is controlled by several militant groups, which were the target of the israeli offensive. the celebrated czech—born brighter, milan kundera — who's best known for his novel the unbearable lightness of being — has died at the age of 94. kundera left what was then czechoslovakia in the mid—19705 amid repression by the soviet—backed government and relocated to france. he became a french citizen after being stripped of his homeland's citizenship, although this was restored four years ago. his international fame grew when the unbearable lightness of being was made into a film. he was mentioned as a potential