Word: disavower
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...criticism of Israel comes not because I wish to disavow myself from the Jewish state. I am also not looking to quickly wash away the guilt that has wrenched my soul and I suspect the souls of many fellow Jews. I criticize because I fear that Israel is destroying itself and just as the Jewish state provides strength to all Jews its destruction will weaken all Jews...
...seems doubtful that the Republican lot, Robertson aside, cares about the hard right's principles as much as it does about its potential votes. In examining the right's views and the Republicans' refusal to disavow them, our historian might just be able to figure out why it is that the current structure of the political parties and primaries encourages the mainstream politicians to embrace those dangerously outside the constitutional fold...
...think we took the only action we could have in Iran. I am not going to disavow it. I do not think it was a mistake...
...proud, regretful yet determined. He unflinchingly accepted responsibility for the Iran-contra scandal that has threatened his presidency. But while admitting that his overture to Iran quickly turned into an arms-for-hostages swap because he was so deeply concerned about the hostages' well-being, the President refused to % disavow the initiative as wrongheaded from the start...
Even New Jersey has had occasion to disavow the Giants. At the final game of 1978, considered the low point in a post-'50s depression, an indignant little airplane buzzed Giant Stadium towing an ultimatum: 15 YEARS OF LOUSY FOOTBALL; WE'VE HAD ENOUGH. The comeback begun on that note has at last brought the Giants to Pasadena, where they are the bright and favored stars of Super Bowl XXI (also featuring the Denver Broncos...