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...terrorism has sparked tremendous controversy worldwide. In Europe, anti-Semites have burned synagogues. Elsewhere, Jews have been branded racists and supremacists. Many critics have denounced the concept of a Jewish state as morally indefensible; others have maintained the Jews have a right to a homeland but no right to defend themselves. Opposition has raised serious questions concerning the role of anti-Semitism in shaping the controversy—creating a chicken-or-the-egg scenario: is anti-Semitism on the rise due to the Israeli campaign, or is opposition to the campaign due to anti-Semitism...
...DeLay is following up the strong words by pushing for more U.S. dollars for Israel. He'll likely get the House to pass a resolution next week "expressing solidarity with Israel in its fight against terrorism" and calling for "additional United State assistance to help Israel defend itself." DeLay has in mind an extra $200 million for Israel, a figure Bush's Office of Management and Budget has already rejected as too high. AIPAC officials, however, are delighted with Delay's charging into the debate. They know that once the Hammer locks onto an issue, he's relentless until...
...missing a more complex idea of what women, and movies, can be? "Years ago, in the '50s and film noir," says Irwin Winkler, a producer of Enough, "women were tough and often very bad. Nowadays, the women are very good and have to become tough to defend themselves." Their goodness is usually defined by the bad things done to them...
...Harvard lightweights, who have won the national championship every odd-numbered year since 1993, will have plenty of work to do to defend their title. They have struggled with injuries—co-captain Patt Todd is among those who has yet to race. But the team will look on any returnees from injury as an added bonus and can get the job done with the rowers...
...move comes in the wake of student criticism of Nesson following his offer to defend Matthias Scholl, a first-year law student who sent an e-mail to a classmate in which he defended the use of the word “nigger...