Word: paramounts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...criticism anti-Semitic is to inject venom into a vital public debate, one that ought to be as free as possible of extremist rhetoric. Equating criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism is certainly as wrong-headed as equating Zionism with racism. Neither illogical leap covers any distance towards the paramount goal--a just and permanent peace for both Israelis and Palestinians...
Such minor compromises did not satisfy Britain, which lobbied vigorously against the resolution. The chief British complaint: the measure did not mention that the principle of self-determination would have to be respected for the 1,800 Falkland Islanders, a point that London considers "paramount" in settling the dispute. Said Britain's Ambassador to the U.N. Sir John Thomson: "Britain can look after herself, but she has an obligation to look after the Falkland Islanders as well." Prior to the vote, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher sent messages to President Reagan, indicating in no uncertain terms that she considered...
...told him I was prepared to face this; the alternative was a deterioration that might lead to a war involving the security of my own country. Political considerations?even the loss of some friendships?were not my paramount concern. I reminded him that Sadat had urged me to be a full partner and that I saw no possibility of progress if the U.S. should withdraw and leave the negotiations to the Egyptians and Israelis, who did not trust each other and often admitted an absence of even mutual respect. I noted that when Sadat had arrived at Camp David...
This first evening I was determined to accentuate the positive. I emphasized our awareness that Israel's security was paramount and that Begin's team could not be satisfied with hazy guarantees on this crucial issue. I also told Begin that...
Okada's troubles began in 1972 when, as Mitsukoshi's newly elected president, he developed a taste for high living. Despite his flair for public relations and his reputation as a supersalesman, Okada's autocratic ways angered his colleagues. In Japan, paramount value is placed on a business leader's ability to manage by "consensus," or group agreement on company policies and tactics. But, griped one Tokyo banker close to the company, "Okada became a dictator." Though married, with three children, Okada became a target for Tokyo tabloids, which began publishing breathless accounts of his private...