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Word: chmielnicki (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...reply to a critic who asked her if Israel suffered from a "Masada complex" of last-stand heroism. (Masada was the last stand of Palestinian Jews against the Romans in A.D. 73.) "Yes, we do have a Masada complex," she replied. "We have a Masada complex, we have a Chmielnicki [where 100,000 Jews were murdered by Cossacks] complex, we have a Dachau complex...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Israel Chooses the Lesser of Two Evils | 11/30/1989 | See Source »

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