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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...shock value, out of historical context, would be irresponsible--if only the context were different. In the past, Israeli Jews might have been able to justify the occupation by referring to Palestinian refusal to accept a partition of Palestine and to Israeli military vulnerability. But we can no longer fixate upon the past by refusing to acknowledge a new historical reality, one in which the Palestinians are willing to live in a state alongside Israel and Israel can negotiate from a position of power. The Palestinian National Council has declared the former; numerous Israeli military figures have affirmed the latter...

Author: By Jonathan Springer, | Title: 593 and Counting... | 12/7/1989 | See Source »

...Liberal Democrats were long allied with the Communist Party but have since said that they will no longer run in a Communist-led bloc...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Krenz Steps Down; Replaced by Gerlach | 12/7/1989 | See Source »

...women's team hopes to improve its play this weekend at the Princeton Invitational. While the men's team had to drive three hours for the easy victory yesterday, it will have to drive a much longer distance this Saturday to match up against another inferior squad--Cornell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Two for the Road: Squash Teams Sweep | 12/7/1989 | See Source »

...will notice that the Crimson actually trailed by six points at halftime, and then turned around and outscored the Judges, 33-21, to pull out the victory. "Hummm, pretty impressive for a team that would fold after falling behind in the first half last year," Carril might think, no longer sporting that snicker...

Author: By M.d. Stankiewicz, | Title: And Now a Word From New Jersey | 12/5/1989 | See Source »

Unfortunately, simply treading water is no longer an option. The economy appears to be in a vicious downward spiral that requires radical action. The Heritage Foundation's Aron believes that in the coming months "Gorbachev will come to a sharp fork in the road. He will have to make a choice between a hard left or a hard right." Gorbachev and his reformist advisers know that a hard move to the right, toward a reassertion of police-state controls throughout society, would effectively end glasnost and perestroika...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Winter's Bitter Wind | 12/4/1989 | See Source »

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