Word: quests
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...civil wars. Neither the Tutsi minority, victims of genocide in 1994, nor the Hutu majority, disfranchised in both their former homelands, has been willing to negotiate. Both feel they have an ancestral right to govern and are intent on pursuing that goal by any means. Ironically, the Hutu quest for a homeland in Zaire conforms to the most radical solution yet proposed to solve the crisis: redrawing the borders so that Hutu and Tutsi can live apart in their own countries. But talks that would precede such a partition, which would involve the uprooting of millions...
Welcome to Boston, the cradle of independence, the city where it all began in America's quest for separation from English rule. Home to such historic milestones as the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party and the beginning of the Revolutionary War itself, Boston was at the center of the fight, every step...
...chose between reality and dreams. This country is the only recognized democracy in the Middle East. In Israel the people are accountable. Leaders change; the system survives. Which of Israel's peace partners can claim the same? Egypt? Syria? Jordan? The Palestinians? Israelis dream of lasting peace. Unfortunately this quest and dream must be tempered by reality. CRAIG M. COEL Jerusalem...
...worship, whether you call it that or not. To be awakened to the miracle of existence--to experience Being not only in roses and sunsets but right now, as something not out there but in here--this is the road less traveled, the path of the pilgrim, the quest...
...next four years, though, all eyes will more than likely be focused on Benjamin Netanyahu in an intensive quest to discover what he will really do now that he has achieved his burning ambition to be Prime Minister. Some claim he is pragmatic enough to jettison hot campaign rhetoric for cool reason and enlightened choice when he must. But who can say whether the realpolitik pressures of governance will override an ingrained skeptical and vigilant view of the Arab world that underpins Likud's siege mentality? Its fundamental belief, says political scientist Sprinzak, "is, 'We're still at Masada, much...