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...dogs of the Arabs.” In high school, his best friend once said to him, “one day, all the Jews will have their necks cut.” Despite this anti-Semitism, he never imagined that his home would be anywhere but Egypt. Then, following Gamel Abdel Nasser’s rise to power, Wahed’s entire community was uprooted. A 1956 proclamation signed by the Egyptian Minister of Religious Affairs said, “all Jews are Zionists and enemies of the state,” and promised to expel them. Wahed...
...actually begin to see the swell of anti-American anger subside. This may seem too long-term, but there are easy, common-sense things we can do right now, such as supporting and promoting the budding Bahrainian democracy (which just held its first democratic parliamentary elections) and pressuring Egypt to stop imprisoning its pro-democracy advocates...
...number of Jews should be restricted because Jews cheat. When a distinguished alumnus pointed out that non-Jews also cheat, Lowell replied that the alumnus was trying to change the subject, because Lowell wanted to talk about Jews. So too with divestment. When the human rights records of Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, China and other countries are pointed to, those who favor divestment say, “you’re changing the subject; we’re talking about Israel...
...Bush administration has eroded civil liberties,” said Marlyn Tadros, former director of the Legal Research and Resource Center for Human Rights in Egypt. “It is as if I am seeing Egypt all over again - here! In the land of the free!” she said...
...Committee recognized him for his "untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development." The committee acknowledged the role he played while President in the 1978 Camp David accords, when he forged a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, and for the work he has done since leaving office in 1981. In 1982 Carter and his wife Rosalynn founded the Carter Center, which promotes human rights, democracy and health care. He has traveled the world from East Timor to Haiti mediating conflicts and monitoring elections, and promoted...