Word: sisyphean
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Dates: during 2002-2002
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...response to any criticism of its actions in the Occupied Territories, Israel inevitably claims that its policies are necessary to prevent violence against its own citizens. Israel must protect its population—a Sisyphean task in these gruesome days. Yet its efforts to ensure the safety of Israelis must accord with the principles that are self-evident to any first year law student. A person is innocent until proven guilty. You cannot punish one person for the act of another, let alone punish an entire village for the acts of one individual...