Word: conflict
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...like to be involved in diplomacy and international relations, working to bring together people who are for whatever reason in conflict, helping people to understand one another and building bridges between people," he said...
...Homa had contributed to the bloodshed, Netanyahu bristled, "Nothing justifies terrorism." He is surely right about that, and there is an incalculable moral difference between building on disputed land and setting off a bomb in a cafe. But violence is the only real lever the Palestinians have in their conflict with the Israelis, so scenes like that in Tel Aviv are certain to be repeated...
...times, "Criminal Hearts" seeks to answer big metaphorical questions that go way beyond its scope or capabilities. Ata wonders aloud whether the robbery is really occurring and if she or Bo really exist. There's also the conflict between trust, a value important to Ata, and respect, which Bo chooses. Some subtleties in this generally blatant, in-your-face play do exist, but they aren't satisfying or logical. Only the obvious comes across through the acting...
...were way off with the comment "One lesson of the wartime experience is that in a conflict between good and evil, neutrality is morally indefensible." Since when has this been true? While it is important to stand up for justice, neutrality in the sense of pacifism has always been morally defensible, as taught by great moral leaders, including Jesus, Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi. JEDIDIAH J. PALOSAARI Pasadena, California...
...real issue is broader than blocked Jewish assets and laundered money. It is the conflict between neutrality and moral integrity. My family was German, anti-Nazi and somewhat linked to the assassination attempt on Hitler. In July 1944 they had no other choice than to flee to Switzerland and seek refuge with relatives. Big surprise: the Swiss authorities accepted the four children in the family but turned back the five adults, who were caught, delivered to the Gestapo and imprisoned. When the U.S. Army closed in on Germany, my father succeeded in escaping, but other family members, along with other...