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...fine to offend," Gammons said. "It's a good thing, a fine thing to take something to an extreme and incite a reaction. We have too many apathetic people in this world, too many things that are just banal...
Peretz is one of the few politicians who has dared to offend the newcomers. By 1992, when the next parliamentary ballot is scheduled, these immigrants could elect as many as 20 of the 120 members of the Knesset, enough to break the six-year deadlock between Labor and Likud. Peres believes he can convince Soviet Jews that a territorial compromise with the Palestinians is in their interest. Shamir is just as confident that immigrants will grow attached to his concept of a Greater Israel. Many of the olim are less ideological than other recent settlers, and the idea...
...other councillors maintained that the city has to respect the religious beliefs of all its residents and try not to offend them...
...tactics may occasionally offend, but its actions have educated many and saved lives. Can critics of ACT UP say the same thing? Or are they more Concerned about being "offended," than the lives of thousands each year...
...mistaken action of one member," Arauz said. "She was not aware that the invitation would offend anyone. She is wholeheartedly and sincerely apologetic for her action, and she is taking individual responsibility for the incident...