Word: patriotic
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Israel's borders and Palestinian demands for a homeland might bring on a break with Washington and a fifth war with the Arabs. Since Begin took office, however, there has been a remarkable change in opinion. Most American Jews now seem to admire him as a tough-minded patriot and support his government. What caused the change? Why did American Jews rally behind Begin so quickly? Searching for answers, TIME Correspondent Don Sider visited Jewish leaders and laymen in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington and Miami. His report...
...original U.S. canal treaty that he punched his country's envoy to Washington, Philippe Bunau-Varilla, in the face. Secretary of State John Hay wrote to a U.S. Senator: "You and I know very well how many points there are in this treaty to which a Panamanian patriot could object...
...revolution in Ishmaelia had barely begun, but on Fleet Street the publisher of the daily Beast was already telling his correspondent precisely what coverage he wanted: "A few sharp victories, some conspicuous acts of personal bravery on the Patriot side, and a colourful entry into the capital." Such was the quality of African reportage half a century ago, as described by Novelist Evelyn Waugh in his hilarious classic Scoop. To officials of modern-day African nations, as well as those of other developing countries of the so-called Third World, not enough has changed since Waugh's day. Western...
...public statements, however, prominent U.S. Jewish leaders simply noted that Likud's victory was a democratic expression of the will of the people of Israel. Rabbi Alexander Schindler, head of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, insisted that Begin "is not really a wild-eyed radical. He is a patriot." He added, however, that organized American Jewry will act as a moderating influence on his government...
...true South African patriot who is deeply committed to the achievement of social and political justice for all the people of his nation, regardless of their color," Thomson said...