Word: diasporas
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...people will continue to befriend those who are like themselves. In fact, representation of ethnic minorities will be compromised under the Jewett plan, as their members will be dispersed, depriving them of the ability to easily band together and thus maximize their impact on other students' lives. Such a diaspora can only hinder the "learning from each other" that Jewett claims to promote...
...years after the famous handshake at the White House, four million Palestinians live in the Diaspora, and another two million live under siege in the Gaza Strip and Jericho, or under Israeli military occupation in the rest of the West Bank. Israeli settlements continue to be built on the West Bank, especially around Jerusalem, creating a de facto situation on the ground before any final negotiations take place. Earlier this week, a Palestinian prisoner died at the hands of Israeli interrogators...
...question points to a unfortunate cycle. Oppressed for so many generations, Jews might strive to achieve as a reaction, not as a psychological imperative. Would Jews in a non-threatening environment become complacent? Some would argue that many in the Diaspora (Jews settled outside Israel) already have...
...Haiti in grand style Saturday, with three planes stuffed with so many guests that the State Department is complaining. In addition to Secretary of State Warren Christopher, the party includes the Rev. Jesse Jackson, TransAfrica director Randall Robinson, the Congressional Black Caucus and a snowballing number of Haitian diaspora members...
...develop an economy beyond make-work, the Palestinians need to adopt tax laws and business regulations to attract capital, both from the large Palestinian diaspora, which has quietly assembled a $200 million investment fund, and from foreigners. But while the Palestinian Authority seeks out international funds, it resists encouraging investment from Israelis. That attitude will have to change, since even senior P.L.O. officials estimate that much development money must come from private sources, and the likeliest ones are in nearby Israel...