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...despite the need to exert pressure for peace, the campaign against terrorism should not compromise America’s close relations with Israel. The coming war will require the Bush administration to make compromises. It will have to choose between old friends and new partners, work through old enmities, and give U.S. support to nations and groups who may have views of Israel vastly different from our own. The U.S. must not, however, push ahead at the expense of its closest allies. The coming war on terror is one that Israel has been forced to fight for years...
...youngest members of a hierarchical system. The seniors, all of whom are considered prefects, sit on top. Each dorm has ample time for its members to interact within this system, as boarders are left more or less unsupervised after the 10 p.m. curfew. Frequently, prefects like to exert their authority by engaging in typical hazing, as John A. Roberts 02 calls...
...Council of Jews in Germany, took the unusual step of publishing a statement that reflected the organization's growing willingness to speak out on behalf of the Israeli cause. Writing in the newspaper Bild am Sonntag, he "exhorted Germany and its government to remain at Israel's side and exert itself even more actively for peace...
...right because of the asymmetry. But the gondolier rows from the right, which pushes the boat left. On bringing the oar back, he drags it a bit to compensate, thus keeping the boat straight. Centuries of refinement have made for a smooth ride and a good gondolier doesn't exert any more effort pushing his 400-kg boat than he would walking...
...Dodgers had also represented Brooklyn’s unique identity. Decades ago, Manhattan’s dominance in almost every realm that mattered—money, political power, press—enabled it to exert an almost tyrannical influence on what once had been the nation’s fourth largest city. This supremacy extended to the diamond, where the Yankees and Giants won pennant after pennant. In the Dodgers—a team that embraced Brooklyn’s underdog role and uniquely represented a borough rather than a city—Brooklynites found a metaphor for their municipal...