Word: zionist
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...like the Zionist settlers who began to return to the holy land more than a century ago and the Arabs they encountered upon arrival, Carter's two historical planes achieve at best an uneasy co-existence. The juxtaposition of ancient history and the most recent developments would be difficult under the best of circumstances. But in The Blood of Abraham, Carter's tendency to mix bureaucratic jargon with country-style religious musing only aggravates the difficulties inherent in this approach...
Without admitting defeat, Tehran acknowledged that the battle was over, declaring that "the final operation, which will be our last reply to the Zionist enemy (Iraq), will undoubtedly be of greater scope and will enjoy heavier firepower." Soon after Baghdad proclaimed the end of the battle, truckloads of singing Iraqi soldiers made their way north to the capital. So did fleets of white-and-orange taxis carrying coffins on their roof racks, the caskets draped in Iraqi flags...
...tried to tear the placard from her hands exclaiming, "It's shameful to demonstrate against guests." Cohen's response to Toubi: "You are no more than a guest on sufferance here." Cohen was quick to explain that her remark alluded to Toubi's being a Communist and non-Zionist. A shoving match ensued between Toubi and Yuval Ne'eman, another Tehiya Party member...
Although Joseph B. Soloveitchik is U.S. Orthodox Judaism's most illustrious philosopher, only a small scattering of his thousands of lectures have ever been published. He is a leading Zionist who has baffled his closest followers by never once visiting the state of Israel. In the U.S., he created the progressive, or "Modern," wing of Orthodoxy by synthesizing tradition and contemporary culture; but paradoxically for Soloveitchik, now that Orthodoxy is well established in the U.S.,* it tends increasingly to reject his outlook and retreat behind sectarian walls...
...bishop was jailed by Mugabe for "subversive activities" after returning from a visit to Israel and declaring that oppression in Zimbabwe was greater than it had been under white minority rule. The strongly anti-Zionist Mugabe promptly accused Muzorewa of trying to overthrow the government. The bishop is now free to resume political activities and is expected to campaign in next year's general election. But he has been warned of a condition to his freedom: no more mixing politics with religion...