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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...destroying the myth of inevitable Israeli victory. Arab nations were finally able to form a common front, destroying the myth of inevitable Arab disunity. The diminution of the cold war made Israel's role as a bastion of U.S. influence in the Middle East seem less vital to U.S. interests...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN POLICY: AMERICAN JEWS AND ISRAEL | 3/10/1975 | See Source »

...grass-roots political life, too, Jews play a vital role. A history of persecution has convinced them that safety lies in an open democratic society, and they are among the most politically active. Says Robert Strauss, national chairman of the Democratic Party: "Because of its background, the Jewish community feels that it must take a keener interest in democracy than anyone else. Jews feel they have a bigger stake in democracy than anyone else." So Jews tend to vote more conscientiously than other people. In his recently published Jews and American Politics, Stephen Isaacs estimates that Jews, who make...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: THE RANGE OF AMERICAN JEWRY | 3/10/1975 | See Source »

...fifth year in a row, Khmer Rouge insurgents have mounted a dry-season offensive against the Cambodian capital of Phnom-Penh, strangling the city and blocking its vital Mekong River supply line. Once again there are widespread predictions that Phnom-Penh is on the verge of collapse-and with it, the U.S.-backed government of ailing President Lon Nol. Whether or not it falls, there is no question that the situation is more desperate than ever before. The Cambodian forces have already exhausted the $275 million in U.S. military aid they were granted this year and have scant hope...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAMBODIA: Once More, Phnom-Penh Fights to Live | 3/10/1975 | See Source »

...other main key for Harvard will be how well the rest of Harvard's contingent does against the competition, especially from the University of North Carolina, Cornell, Navy, and Army. Most of these swimmers will be fighting to pick vital depth points for fourth, fifth, sixth, and other place finishes...

Author: By James W. Reinig, | Title: Swimmers To Open at Easterns Today | 3/6/1975 | See Source »

While I believe integration is a vital and needed part of any genuinely healthy and educational experience, the central task of the schools is to provide every child with the skills and knowledge he or she needs to find a job and live a decent life. America's educational system has failed to provide this constitutionally guaranteed right especially to black and other minority children, and the results can be seen in the high rate of unemployment and low wages that torment black America...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forum, Mar. 3, 1975 | 3/3/1975 | See Source »

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