Word: homelands
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...childhood as well. Like the girls in Belfast, these three have had to grow up quickly. Asked if they believe that they have gained anything by such experiences, Boutros replies, "Power." His face seems amiable for the answer. What he means by power is something specific: "To regain our homeland." At that all three talk at once: "First we were driven from Palestine in 1948"; "The Israelis tried to exterminate us." "It's not their land. It's our land," says Jamila. Her voice is urgent. As the questions continue, she notices that her American visitor is sitting...
...John Paul deliberately muffled his criticism of the Warsaw government, appealing for "a peaceful solution to the mutual collaboration between authorities and citizens." But at the end of his annual Christmas message, the Pope declared, in Polish, that he was sending an embrace to "all of Poland, our common homeland," including "those here in the square who represent Solidarity and all those listening on the radio...
...most poignant reaction came from Pope John Paul II. Giving his Sunday blessing before a crowd of 30,000 in St. Peter's Square, he declared: "Polish blood must no longer be spilled. Everything must be done to build peace in the future of the homeland...
Though he fears that anything might shatter Poland's fragile state, severing him permanently from his family and homeland, he wishes to vacation in Poland again soon. But one friend warned, between beers and commercials. "If you go back, [the government] will scoop...
...right of Palestinians to return to their homeland, with compensation for those who choose not to. The question is: the right to return to what? If the principle is meant to apply to all of the former mandate of Palestine, Israel could not possibly accept the proposal, since it would involve much of Israel's present territory. If the right of return is limited to the West Bank, however, the point might be negotiable. As for compensation, the Israelis would not pay it, but the wealthy gulf states might if they wanted the plan to work...