Word: humanize
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Israelis, now in control of the West Bank, may not have behaved with their customary prudence and respect for human rights. But to hold the Israeli army completely responsible for Palestinian disenfranchisement does an enormous disservice not only to the Israelis, but to the Palestinians, who stand little chance of international support if Israel does relinquish control...
...argument might be made that American journalists are more willing to attack Israel and its army out of concern over the use of U.S. dollars in the alleged violation of human rights. Where, then, are headlines like "Salvadorean Army Pushes Town to Hatred," or, for that matter, "Guatemalan Army Eliminates Entire Town...
Most readers of The New York Times would be shocked to see any of these hypothetical headlines. Yet there is nothing surprising in this kind of melodrama about Israel. Seeing "Israeli Army Pushes Town to Hatred" transparently disguised as a human rights cause is expected; it is even boring...
...have faith," says Case Western's Murray. "Not that the judgment of people is always right, but that eventually we will preserve a good measure of fairness and justice. If we can absorb Copernicus and Galileo, if we can absorb Darwin and Freud, we can certainly absorb mapping the human genome...
...spoke out on her husband's reforms and the role of women in world peace at a Moscow reception honoring International Women's Day. "Soviet people are putting into practice plans of revolutionary restructuring," the Soviet First Lady said. "We want our public life . . . to be worthy of a human being...