Word: homelands
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Vatican to extend diplomatic recognition to Israel, a divisive issue between the two faiths. "Spiritually and emotionally," said Saban, "Israel is central to the heart of every Jew." The Chief Rabbi took the issue a theological step further by stating that the return of the Jews to the homeland was part of "God's final plan of redemption." But John Paul in his 3,000-word address made no mention of Israel, and a Vatican spokesman later said that the papal visit had been purely religious in nature and that the inclusion of any such political issue would have been...
Unlike a purely political epic, The Saga of Israel and Zionism has a broad spiritual dimension. For nearly 2,000 years a dispersed people kept telling one another, "Next year in Jerusalem." That turned out to be 1948, the year Israel actually became the autonomous homeland of the Jews. It is an oft-told story and one that is usually orchestrated for axes and grindstones. O'Brien is diplomatic but not impartial; he accepts the rationale of Israel and its right to defend itself against surrounding enemies. He sympathizes with Palestinians who feel they have...
...Brien recounts the varieties of 19th century anti- Semitism in Europe and Russia. He follows the emergence of leaders like Theodor Herzl ("I shall be the Parnell of the Jews") and Chaim Weizmann, who successfully lobbied Britain to pass the Balfour Declaration of 1917 to help establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine. The document was an important seal of approval for Zionism, although His Majesty's government had ulterior motives. Among them was the need to get American Jews behind full U.S. involvement in World...
When a representative from the Arab League condemned the raid for its failure to deal with the root of terrorism, he misunderstood the character of Libya's actions. He argued that the frustration of attempts to bring about the formation of a Palestinian homeland has left Arabs so outraged that they have resorted to terrorism. But in the case of Libya, the Palestinian question had precious little to do with terrorism. The bombing of a West German disco or the proposal to buy U.S. hostages from Lebanon were state-ordered acts, not expressions of violence by angry Palestinian youths...
...Kuna how to apply the same principles to even larger matters. Spurred by the construction of a road into their territory and the threat of forced development from outside, the Kuna men have formed a second tribal cooperative to manage the land and water resources of their nearly autonomous homeland. Their efforts have been impressive enough to win international support, including a $225,000 grant . from the MacArthur Foundation. "The Indians have made it into the 20th century intact," says Ann Wenzel, an American friend in Panama. "On the way they have learned to live in contact with the Western...