Word: lebwohl
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...Lebwohl and Mayers seem to condemn any questioning of Yasir Arafat as "delegitimizing" and an "obstacle...to the peace process" They claim that "despite [a] natural aversion to Arafat the man" Israel must negotiate with him uncomplainingly, without evaluation...
...opinion expressed in Martin Lebwohl and Matthew Mayers November 13 letter, in response to the editorial "Embracing a Murderer," advocates an unstable Middle East peace based on evasion rather than mutual trust...
...light of such statements, questioning Arafat is far from illegitimate. His declaration of support for peace obligates him to explain such warlike rhetoric. Those who question Arafat do not seek to prevent him from gaining support, as Lebwohl and Mayers claim. The questioners seek to assure themselves that Israel's partner in this critical process is truer committed to peace...
...duly elected government of Israel can allocate millions of dollars to Arafat for this purpose, then the least we can do at Harvard is grant him a podium from which to make his plea for help and ignore the ravings of obstructionists such as Danilewitz and Nelson. --Martin Lebwohl '96 Matthew Mayers...
...Rabin] was someone who inspired, and I am mourning the loss of a champion of an enduring idea," Lebwohl said. "It was not easy for Rabin to sign the treaty, but that he said 'enough of blood and tears' and was able to shake the hand that nobody wanted to shake...is what made him heroic...