Word: zionist
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Last fall Khalil also founded the Arab-JewishDialogue, an unofficial student group, with thehead of Harvard's Zionist League, Daniel H. Nevins'89. She says the Dialogue represents asmall-scale effort of what should transpire in theMiddle-East. Until the Palestinians and Israelis"Break down misunderstandings, misconceptions andfears of the other side, then I don't thinkanything constructive can be achieved. Until thetwo sit down, there will be no real peace. This isnot a game. People are suffering and will continueto suffer until one side recognizes the other,"she says...
...February on charges that they were part of a plot to overthrow the Government and establish an Aryan nation in the Pacific Northwest, prosecutors were convinced that a jury would return a guilty verdict. Three of the suspects lead Hitlerite hate groups and claim that the Government is under "Zionist occupation." Nine of the defendants were charged with conspiracy, and five were accused of planning to murder federal officials. Six of the 13 were in jail for other crimes, including two found guilty of murdering Alan Berg, a Denver radio-show host...
Last week the jury delivered its judgment: not guilty. Jurors apparently agreed with the defense's contention that a Government witness, James Ellison, who is serving a 20-year term for racketeering, made up the conspiracy theory to win a reduced sentence. Declared Defendant Louis Ray Beam: "The Zionist occupation government has suffered a terrible blow...
...passenger, just one month ago. Four of the seven remarks on the SAS "fact sheet" imply the legitimacy of the PLO, yet the SAS conveniently forgets to mention what the PLO stands for. The PLO reaffirmed its National Covenant in April, 1987, calling for "armed struggle" against the "Zionist entity" until there is "complete liberation of Palestine." Unfortunately, no powerful Palestinian peace movement exists, as the PLO has assassinated over 15 Palestinian leaders who have dared to suggest moderation. Even though the United States refuses to recognize the PLO, it appears that the SAS supports this terrorist organization...
...conclude by telling you that precisely because I am a Zionist and a traditional Jew I find Israel's occupation and some of its behavior intolerable. So I attend meetings and demonstrations. and I argue my point fiercely in discussions and articles. More than Jonathan Moses I worry about Israel's soul and character--not just because it strengthens Jews with a national identity, but because Israel is quite simply a remarkable and inspiring place for a Jew to be. Still, even "peaceniks" must recognize how far away the Palestinians are from making us able to given them their state...