Word: hoffmann
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...Susannah, was based on those early experiences. Treigle's gaunt face and spidery figure virtually typecast him for such roles as Mephistopheles in Boito's and Gounod's versions of the Faust legend, and as the four villains in Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann...
...Hoffmann, who recently returned from a study-tour in Israel, spoke before an audience of about 75 people at the Center for International Affairs...
...Hoffmann said he saw a contradiction between "profound pessimism and wishful thinking" prevalent among Israelis. He said that a high-ranking minister in the cabinet told him. "A country like Israel cannot have a foreign policy, it can only have a policy of survival...
...Hoffmann went to Israel with a group of 15 American academics and writers, who were invited by the Hebrew University in Jerusalem to meet with government officials and evaluate Israel's military and diplomatic situation...
...Hoffmann said that avoiding war, even a war of situation, should be Israel's first priority. "If there are two things that Israel cannot afford, one is defeat and the other is victory," he said...