Word: terrorism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Everything is the same as before. And yet our emotional and psychological response cannot be the same. Coming so closely on the heels of last week's bombings, terror and violence against Israelis seem ingrained in the natural order of things. We wake up, we get dressed, we eat breakfast and another bus of innocent civilians is blown up. Contemplating such a future, such a way of life, brings me to the point of despair...
Spearheaded by sophomore power forward Allison Feaster's career-high 31-point performance, the Crimson defeated the Bears at Brown for the first time since the 1990-91 season, the year Harvard last won the Ancient Eight crown. In addition to her Jordan-esque offensive display, Feaster was a terror on the boards in the second half, ripping 13 of 16 on the night over the final 20 minutes...
...call upon all people of conscience throughout the world to condemn such heinous crimes. In particular, we call upon Yassir Arafat to make greater efforts to prevent these acts of terror from occurring. We welcome his unequivocal condemnation of the bombings and hope that he will put actions behind his words, to help make Israel-and the entire region-a place where people do not have to face death on their way to work every morning...
Arafat must control Hamas and other fundamentalist groups responsible for terror; Peres must be more stern and severe with the issue of terrorist attacks. Politicians must deal with such events differently: not for the span of a few weeks when they occur, but on a more rigorous and continual basis. These bombings have turned into a sick pattern of events--the pattern must be broken. --Yuval Segal '97 --Dalia Trachtenberg '96 Co-chairs, Harvard Students for Israel
...else. The IRA issued a statement saying it regretted the loss of life, but the blast is evidence that the organization's February 9th bombing of a London office complex was not a fluke. "The cease-fire in England is definitely over," says Time's Barry Hillenbrand. "If the terror campaign does not work in London, it could be expanded to other cities, and the killing between the Unionists and Republicans in Northern Ireland could start again. The situation would be back to where it started before the negotiations began." A renewed bombing onslaught is unlikely to force a British...