Word: zionism
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...fact that Hassan comes from a country which has taken positions against Zionism and in favor of the Palestine Liberation Organization apparently ruffled no feathers at Harvard...
Hassan said that he did not talk about Zionism with anyone, and Nadav Safran, professor of Government and a guest who has written on Israeli security problems, said, "I walked away with the feeling that if there were three or four people like him running things in the Middle East, there would be no problem there...
...Zionism has not fulfilled its initial purpose of 50 years ago, Hassan said, of bringing "know-how" to the area...
Peretz gets angry when he hears the accusation that his Zionism was involved in Karnow's resignation. Karnow is trying to give their squabble more substance than it had, Peretz says. He calls Karnow a "whiner," "a perpetual malcontent," and a "kvetch." Karnow's expensive habits were a main source of friction between them, Peretz says; Karnow had a predilection for dining in fancy, expensive French restaurants with news sources and charging it to Peretz. Peretz says he was also charged with Karnow's long-distance phone calls to his friends...
Peretz does not feel he has to offer any apologies for the magazine's increased focus on the Middle East. He is irritated by questions about how his Zionism is affecting his magazine or how his readers react to the new emphasis. He recognizes what he calls "the truculence in my voice," when he addresses himself to the issue, and adds that he feels neither "hesitant nor defensive," about stressing the importance of the Middle East...