Word: african
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...central issue regarding the forum on Israeli-South African ties is not the question of academic freedom, however compelling those theoretical arguments may be. The critical problem is that academic and media equations of Israel and the apartheid regime of South Africa, have become not only acceptable, but even quite fashionable. When in 1975, despite Western condemnation, the UN General Assembly declared Zionism "a form of racism and of racial discrimination," through an Arab State, Third World, and Soviet bloc majority coalition, Israel's very existence became a crime against international law, while ethical notables such as Libya, Iraq...
What of Israel's diplomatic relations with South Africa? Israel's commercial ties comprise just 1% of South Africa's total trade, the majority of which is with France, Great Britian, West Germany, the United States, and several Black African nations. Israel recently implemented a program called "Building a Nation" to bring Black South African leaders of labor unions, trade associations, and political organizations to Israel for training in community organization. Israeli 1987 legislation prohibits any future arms sales to South Africa, and severely curtails cultural, athletic, scientific, and other ties with Pretoria, while Italy and Great Britian continue selling...
BOOT IN MOUTH DISEASE. Houston City Councilman Jim Westmoreland, who is running for re-election this week, suggested that instead of renaming the city's airport for the late African American Congressman Mickey Leland, it should be called "Nigger International." Westmoreland later explained that he had said "Negro International," but had been misunderstood...
...African Queen at Winthrop House tonight...
Blacks hold only about 2 percent of all the elected offices in the United States. So key victories yesterday by Blacks in New York City, Seattle and possibly Virginia will prove a major boost in the numbers of important African-American officeholders nationwide...