Word: judaeo
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Judaeo-Christian ethic and study of the Bible were bonds between Jews and Christians that had always been part of my life. I also believed very deeply that the Jews who had survived the Holocaust deserved their own nation and that they had a right to live in peace among their neighbors. I considered this homeland for the Jews to be compatible with the teachings of the Bible, hence ordained by God. These beliefs made my commitment to the security of Israel unshakable...
...standing and, above all, its relations with the U.S. One of Israel's best-known doves, Professor Yeshayahu Leibowitz of Hebrew University, drew sharp criticism from Knesset members for urging soldiers to refuse to serve beyond Israel's borders and for characterizing Begin's policy as "Judaeo-Nazi." Even Opposition Labor Party Leader Shimon Peres, who initially supported the invasion, strongly warned against an assault on West Beirut. Said Peres: "The temptation is great, but the price will be that much heavier. You must never enter an Arab capital...
...observation and prediction about it had ample time to bear a truth. The uncustomary fact of defeat, however, was quickly buried, and Americans turned back to what they do best: helping themselves. They jogged, played tennis, meditated and nurtured a reverence for ecosystems. At times it seemed as if Judaeo-Christian civilization had been overrun by pagan-aerobic tribes...
Stewart also rejected the argument that restrictions on abortion force women to observe the doctrines of particular religious faiths. Said he, with a touch of casuistry: "That the Judaeo-Christian religions oppose stealing does not mean that a state or the Federal Government may not . . . enact laws prohibiting larceny." The court majority, Stewart emphasized, was not declaring the Hyde Amendment to be wise social policy-if it did, "not every Justice who has subscribed to the judgment of the court today could have done so"-but only that Congress did not violate the Constitution by enacting...
...wall, a giant neon American flag blinks omnisciently. A man in an executioner's leather mask watches from the side. Pacino's partner spins and flicks his blond curls. The drum pounds louder, the montage quickens, the American flag flashes, glaring like a Puritan God, a caretaker of the Judaeo-Christian sex ethic, a last warning before...