Word: diasporas
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...consequences of today's political ferment in the American Diaspora are profound. Both the Bush Administration and members of Congress are increasingly willing to pressure Israel to move the peace process forward. AIPAC is the object of surprising dissent within the Jewish community and deepening resentment on Capitol Hill. Moreover, evidence abounds that all but a few of the 38 Jewish members of Congress (eight Senators, 30 Representatives) favor a compromise in which Israel would exchange territory for peace along the lines suggested by the Reagan and Bush administrations -- despite their unwillingness to say so publicly...
Much to the chagrin of the Likud party and Israel's representatives in Washington, the changing attitudes of American Jews are showing up in recent polling. A study of 780 American Jewish leaders released this year by the Israel-Diaspora Institute found overwhelming opposition to the most fundamental Israeli (read Likud) policies of recent years. The most surprising conclusion: 74% of the leaders approve of private discussions between Israeli officials and moderate leaders of the Palestine Liberation Organization...
Representatives of Diaspora, a Blackcultural magazine, and Dance Company also managedto obtain more money than the finance committeehad recommended through controversial motions fromthe floor...
...like all successful publications in "the real world," Diaspora now has to address bureacratic concerns like editing and financing, concerns that grow more pressing as the magazine itself grows. The artistic dilemmas that these concerns present trouble some members of the magazine board...
...Diaspora is not the only campus outlet for minority voices and concerns. It joins the ranks of literary magazines like Yisei and East Wind, directed towards Asian-American audiences, and the Jewish magazine Mosaic. These, like Diaspora, attempt to highlight subjects pertaining to specific cultural groups in an atmosphere often dominated by more mainstream magazines...