Word: manifestant
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...luxury has invaded almost every aspect of our daily lives, whether it's an over-the-top diamond-encrusted crocodile Hermes handbag or an uber-designed stainless-steel trash can from Bed, Bath & Beyond. These days luxury is so prevalent in so many different industries that it may manifest itself in a multitude of ways, from the obvious opulence of a private jet to the sleek discretion of a minimal-style four-star restaurant. Some notions of luxury--the androgynous look of a guy in a fur coat, for example--may seem pretty far out initially, but the high...
...France belong in Israel and ought to get there as soon as possible lest they fall victim to anti-Semitism gone wild has opened a major diplomatic row between France and Israel. But it's also a signal of deeper tensions on the question whether it is the "manifest destiny" of the almost two-thirds of the world's Jewish population who live outside of Israel to emigrate to that country to help maintain a Jewish majority...
...Seeking to explain Sharon's remarks, Israel's eloquent New York consul Alon Pinkas offered the following on CNN: "Israeli prime ministers, by definition, by their mission statement, and if you will, to borrow a term from your political culture, by their manifest destiny, are expected and required to ask Jews to come and live in Israel." The "manifest destiny" theme was reiterated by a number of current and former Israeli officials. Former Interior Minister Avraham Poraz, for example: "As you know Israel is a Zionist state. We always advocate that all Jews should return to Israel. This...
...belief in "manifest destiny" even over the preferences of Jews who choose to live elsewhere is driven not so much by pure ideology as it is by the demographic concerns of the Israeli leadership. Based on the territory currently under its control, Arabs will eclipse Jews as the majority inside Israel in the next ten to twenty years. Demographic concerns have prompted Ariel Sharon, since he first took office, to repeatedly stress his desire to bring 1 million Jews to Israel in the next ten years. But these days, of course, they're proving difficult to find...
...also realized that I could not afford to manifest any anger. Keep in mind, I was always mad at myself because I asked for the special counsel and it was a horrible mistake. I really thought it was an up-and-up deal. The thing that really angered me was I felt helpless because I felt like I had set in motion a chain of events in a good-faith effort to reassure mostly the press more than the American people--the people didn't care--that I hadn't done anything wrong in Whitewater and neither had Hillary...