Word: statehooder
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After decades of fighting the Arab nations to survive, Israel won--but now in the light of its success, finds itself as the oppressor. The recent crisis has dramatized the plight of Palestinians living in the occupied territories and their valid claims for statehood. Liberal Jews watching West Bank scenes on TV can't help but sympathize with the Palestinians, and wonder why they should exempt Israel from the standards they hold for the United States...
AMERICAN Jews--and Israel--should recognize Palestinians' right for statehood, but they need not revoke Israel in the same breath. Distant from the struggle, we might use our perspective to initiate the intelligent discussion that seems impossible right now on the West Bank. American Jews should not be cowed and embarrassed by Israel's statehood, but should help it through this time of trouble by promoting a political solution. Palestinians should take this opportunity to clearly state their aims and aspirations, not to pump bleeding heart liberals for a little sympathy...
...toes. Roosevelt's outspoken daughter Alice is quoted on her desire to leave Washington: "Scenes of former glory sort of thing. I don't want to be a fixture." That, of course, is exactly what Alice Roosevelt Longworth became for much of this century. When Oklahoma is admitted to statehood, Roosevelt rails that the new citizens have "in their infinite Western wisdom sent us a blind boy for one Senator." The Senator in question is Thomas Gore, Vidal's maternal grandfather...
Botha also made a new offer of statehood for Namibia, proposing an August 1 target date for starting moves toward the territory's independence. He made it conditional on a withdrawal of Cuban troops from neighboring Angola...
...United States is a cultural plurality," Corrada said, adding that statehood would not lead to a loss of the island's Hispanic culture...