Word: openly
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Actually," Mancini says, "Eliah got elected because he is a genuine person. When he talks to you, you don't get the feeling that he's campaigning or trying to win votes. He was exactly the same during the campaigning week as he always is--his door is always open...
...still can and still must take moral positions, nuanced yet clear, open-minded yet firm. Walking away, whether in confusion or disgust, has its own moral price, and that price is too high. One cannot take a position on the fence when it is made of razor wire...
Regarding policies toward North Korea, Kim's "sunshine policy" replaced the old government stance, which called for unification through "absorption" of the North. Kim's policy states that in the absence of military provocation from the North, the South will be open to communication, cooperation and non-violence between the two countries. The sunshine policy has been credited for easing tensions between the countries and ultimately creating a climate that allowed the historic summit meetings between Kim and the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Il to take place in June. At the conclusion of those talks, the two Kims...
Last night we visited friends in Elazar [a moderate settlement near Jerusalem in the West Bank]. I asked my husband to call first and make sure the roads were open and it was safe to drive there. The friend in Elazar said it was, but this morning we heard on the news that a woman driving that road got stoned and was in the hospital. It's not clear if she will live. This morning, I wanted to visit friends in [another settlement called] Efrat, but I was too scared to go. The roads aren't safe anymore. Especially...
...protesters arrived at the confrontation line. The occupation soldiers attacked them. We heard youths asking for help. We did not hear the sounds of gunfire. The Israeli soldiers used guns with silencers. We were unable to do the late-afternoon prayer in a mosque, so we prayed in the open. We tried to avoid being shot by snipers at the City Inn Hotel and the building next to it. After sunset, quiet prevailed. We went to the mosque and performed the evening prayer. After that we went to visit the wounded...