Word: anathemas
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...DEAL WITH THEM For much of the 20th century, Americans treated forest fires as anathema, to be stamped out wherever they occurred. But experts now believe the zero-tolerance approach did more harm than good. Fires are part of the natural rhythm of the forests, clearing out underbrush and giving trees room to grow. You don't really fight wildfires, according to this view; you only postpone them. If we are going to learn how to coexist with fire, here is how we might start...
...Hamas military commander Salah Shehade. His movement's spiritual leader, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, had begun publicly discussing a halt to attacks on Israelis in exchange for an Israeli withdrawal from West Bank towns, an end to assassinations and the release of prisoners. The idea of halting "martyrdom" operations was anathema to Shehade and other hard-liners in Gaza and the West Bank, and they were faced with making the case that their aims could only be achieved through violence. But any emerging debate on the question has been stifled by Tuesday's air strike that killed Shehade and 14 others...
...able to make peace." But right now Arafat isn?t looking for a new address, and Palestinian leaders scoffed at the suggestion - after all, Sharon himself is as much a prisoner of the current standoff in Ramallah as Arafat is. And Sharon?s view of the Palestinian leader as anathema to peace is pretty much the same view as the Palestinians and even Israel?s Arab peace partner Egypt has of the Israeli prime minister. But the fact that Sharon is discussing the prospect of relocating Arafat suggests he may be preparing the ground for a move to eject...
...wall. Construction began Monday on the first 80-mile stage of such a barrier that creates a major political dilemma for Sharon, because it mimics a border fence hewing closely to the 'Green Line' that marks the 1967 border between Israel and the West Bank - and that's anathema to Sharon's right-wing political base, particularly the settlers who find themselves on the Palestinian side of the security fence...
...manners of egalitarianism. We are the leaders in manners that show respect to everyone. The British have gotten good at pageantry. The pomp of royalty is fun to watch, but it doesn't go over in America. The mere idea of bowing your knee because of birth should be anathema to any American...