Word: zionism
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However, some of Peretz's critics charge that his ardent Zionism is giving the magazine a new kind of predictability, not only in its treatment of the Middle East, but the rest of the world. Disgruntled former members of the staff say his yardstick for all matters is how they affect Israel, that his hawkish position on Israel has had a ripple effect on other issues. One of them cynically suggests that the magazine be renamed "The Middle East..And the Rest of The World...
...from Ronald Reagan's direction, and from others, both left and right, who feel that the U.S. has taken too much Third World abuse. Moreover, it could have been seen as a retreat from Moynihan's impassioned defense of Israel against the recent General Assembly vote condemning Zionism as "a form of racism...
...became displeased with the kind of support he got from Washington. The Arab-sponsored anti-Zionism resolution was countered slowly at first in State Department instructions to American ambassadors abroad. They were told to call on foreign ministries if it was "deemed to be useful." That, snorts one U.S. official at the U.N., was "the weakest possible instruction. It means if you run into someone at tennis...
When asked about last month's U.N. resolution equating Zionism and racism, Chomsky said, "There is no doubt that they [Zionists] are racist...
...describing Ugandan President Idi ("Big Daddy") Amin Dada as a "racist murderer" and indirectly criticizing other African nations because Amin is head of the Organization of African Unity. More recently, Moynihan antagonized Third World ambassadors with threats of retribution for supporting the U.N. General Assembly's resolution equating Zionism with racism...