Word: speakes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...many of the same American Jews do not speak out when it comes to another issue central to Israel today: the occupied territories. They fear being branded Arab sympathizers or P L O apologists. They fear they are being disloyal to Israel...
Deciding not to speak out can only make the situation worse for Israel. Americans will not be convinced to continue support for Israel by Jews who are uncritical; they will only be swayed by those who recognize Israel's faults, as well as its promise. Jews have an obligation to insist on Israel's adherence to higher principles--out of idealism and realism. It is morally right for Israel and politically appropriate for the United States...
...dirt-poor Hasidic Jews living in the eastern slice of Czechoslovakia known as Ruthenia. During World War II, he lost his parents and four siblings in Auschwitz; he escaped by joining the French underground. He had only three years of schooling but was a genius with languages -- he could speak eight by the time he was grown -- and figures. He joined the British forces and in two years transformed himself from a Czech ruffian into a British army officer who was awarded the Military Cross for bravery in charging a German machine-gun position in a Dutch village in January...
...After coming from four strokes back to win the Heritage Classic last spring, he gave his trophy to Jamie Hutton, a young leukemia patient he had invited to accompany him during play. The gesture so moved tournament officials and television announcers that for a moment none of them could speak...
...arrived with a tough anti-Dole ad titled "Senator Straddle." It showed a grim-faced Dole waffling on various issues, notably taxes. Campaign manager Lee Atwater was for it, but two other advisers, Nick Brady and Robert Mosbacher, demurred, noting that it violated Reagan's "eleventh commandment" -- Thou shalt speak no evil of a fellow Republican. At first, Bush sided with them...