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...claim that white Israeli Jewish soldiers are fighting against brown Palestinian Arabs is ridiculous. Not all Israelis are of European descent. On the contrary, there are large populations of Ethiopian, Jordanian, Iranian, Egyptian, Turkish, and Palestinian Jews living in Israel. These Israeli citizens serve in the army and defend their lives and the lives of other innocent civilians. In fact, many times, it is difficult to distinguish between a Jewish Israeli and a Palestinian Arab because both are of semitic descent—both are of the same race...
...Both sides, of course, can refer to the Bush administration's own positions to back their own reluctance to give Powell what he needs. Sharon points to Washington's oft-stated understanding for Israel's need to defend itself; the Palestinians refer to the administration's recent demands on Israel and its support for U.N. resolutions requiring immediate Israeli withdrawal. Sharon expects that support for his offensive on Capitol Hill and from some senior players in the Bush administration will restrain the White House from putting him under significant pressure. Arafat may be betting that the dramatic hardening of moderate...
...dangerous as they are futile. By severing ties with Arafat, the United States would open the door for a new Palestinian leadership. When the people of Palestine understand that terrorism produces political failure, that leadership will be a trustworthy one. And in the meantime, Israel will be able to defend itself—which it surely cannot do if bullied into a premature withdrawal that leaves the terrorist network intact, enraged and supported by the Palestinian Authority...
...principle, the legal line for defense attorneys is clear; in practice things get fuzzy. Lawyers may properly defend clients against prosecution for past criminal conduct, but may not aid and abet new crimes being planned by these clients. Whether Stewart crossed this line will be decided by a jury in the months ahead...
...mail, which the self-described civil libertarian Scholl said was only intended to defend the right to free expression, Scholl wrote: “I have actually begun using the ‘nigger’ word more often than before the incident...