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Inspired by the revelations about Harvey Weinstein, Louis C.K. and others, a total of nine women have come forward publicly for the first time to describe a pattern of sexual abuse and violations of trust by a man they considered a mentor and friend. Mr. Horovitz is an award-winning author of more than 70 plays, including “The Indian Wants the Bronx” (starring Al Pacino in 1968); “Park Your Car in Harvard Yard” (on Broadway in 1991); and “Out of the Mouths of Babes,” which ran Off Broadway last year. Over his five-decade career, Mr. Horovitz has been an influential player...

Mar. 30, 2006 13:12 | Updated Mar. 30, 2006 13:18 Q&A with David Horovitz Susan Blatt, Portland, Oregon: Did Israelis vote Kadima because of what it is, or what it isn't? Can Kadima lead an effective government with less than a quarter of the seats? David Horovitz: It seems that many people voted for the party or leader they least disliked, rather than most admired. With Kadima, they certainly knew what they were voting for more clearly than they would have done had Sharon led the party into the elections. Sharon was insisting he had no plans for further disengagement,...

A couple of years ago, I found myself walking behind Ephraim Halevy through London's Heathrow airport, fresh off a plane from Tel Aviv. Amusing myself with the irony of tailing the former head of the Mossad, I followed him through passport control. He barely merited a glance from the immigration official on duty. Mild and avuncular, the last thing he looked like was a spy. Effortless self-effacement; what an asset in his former profession. He doubtless appeared similarly unremarkable to the young man who served us coffee at the Jerusalem hotel where we talked a few days ago, when two...