Word: conflict
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...issue of the two corporate cultures. Chrysler's near-death experience has turned the company into a lean, profit-obsessed organization--short on bureaucracy but long on management talent. In the great Detroit tradition, pragmatism and margin protection can take precedence over quality when they are in conflict...
...still too early to judge the long-term effectiveness of Dayton. The U.S., committed at last to resolving the conflict, radically changed the course of events for the better, and the process continues relatively peacefully. In one of the more deadly parts of an imperfect world, that is no mean achievement...
...conflict is rooted in an old and unresolved question of national identity: Is Israel a Jewish state, with the emphasis on Jewish, or is it a state for the Jews, a regular, modern, democratic place where Jews are in the majority? Israel's Zionist founders were almost exclusively secular--in many respects, antireligious--and they saw Judaism principally as a nationality. But in deference to tradition, and as a way of securing the support of the Orthodox minority, they made certain concessions to religion: restricting commerce on the Jewish Sabbath, for instance, and leaving such matters as marriage and burial...
...both sides are working to find a new accommodation between the communities, most Israelis expect relations to deteriorate further. A survey showed that 47% think the situation could lead to civil war. Haim Miller, the haredi deputy mayor of Jerusalem, believes the answer is segregation. "To prevent this conflict, the only way really at this point is some sort of separation," he says. "It's sad, but it's sadder yet if two Jewish people come to blows...
...reasonable assessment of this conflict must take into account the foibles, challenges, aspirations and dreams of both peoples; only with this fuller perspective can one hope to move forward towards consensus and, we hope, peace. BENJAMIN LEBWOHL '99 RUSTIN C. SILVERSTEIN...