Word: jewish
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Many American Jews had deep misgivings initially about Carter, a Southern Baptist with few ties to the Jewish community. He stilled doubts by asserting that Israel should maintain control of the Golan Heights and Jewish and Christian places of worship in Jerusalem. He also pledged to continue military aid, and he promised to wage an "economic war" against the Arab states if they imposed another oil embargo...
...years he was not in the government of Israel, yet the Arabs persisted in their stance of no recognition, no negotiations, no peace with the Jewish state...
...resiliency in the game of baseball which makes it unlikely that the worst of our fears will be realized, and it is the stuff of that toughness that Angell recognizes and celebrates. My favorite essay in the book concerns Max Lapides, Don Shapiro, and Bert Gordon, three middle-aged Jewish diehard fans whose friendship and happiness hinges on the fortunes of the Detroit Tigers. They know literally everything about their team since the '30s--not baseball trivia, as Don explains, because "you can't say 'baseball trivia'...it's a contradiction in terms. It's antithetical." Bert, a realtor...
...Gush Emunim pioneers, Kaddum is only the beginning: eventually they hope to build a new Jewish city in the middle of ancient Samaria. More small communities like Kaddum are in the planning stage. "We are preparing for ten new settlements in the next six months," says Yosef Arziel, a leader of the movement. Another Gush Emunim spokesman, Chanan Porot, insists that the West Bank is big enough to support both Jews and Arabs. But, he adds, "the policy toward the Arabs should be changed. Either they must accept full Israeli citizenship with all rights and duties or leave the country...
...Israel. Nearly 40,000 West Bankers now commute to jobs in Israel-at wages one-fifth lower than comparable Israeli pay. Israel has become the West Bank's principal trading partner and the West Bank is now Israel's principal export market after the U.S. Meanwhile, the Jewish settlements have built a thriving agribusiness ($27 million last year) in competition with Arab farmers...