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Zebulun
Zebulun , in the Bible, son of Jacob and Leah, eponymous ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. Its allotment was in N Palestine W of Mt. Carmel. The judge Elon was from this tribe. Apart from their bravery in the battle against Sisera, the Zebulunites played a minor part in Israel's history.... Read more |
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vertebral column
vertebral column (backbone; spinal column; spine) A flexible bony column in vertebrates that extends down the long axis of the body and provides the main skeletal support. It also encloses and protects the spinal cord and provides attachment for the muscles of the back. The vertebral column consists... Read more |
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entasis
entasis [Gr.,=stretching], the slight convex curvature of a classical column that diminishes in diameter as it rises. This device, as used by Greek builders, was of extreme subtlety, the freehand curvature being merely sufficient to guard the contours of the column from any appearance of inward... Read more |
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column
column vertical architectural support, circular or polygonal in plan. A column is generally at least four or five times as high as its diameter or width; stubbier freestanding masses of masonry are usually called piers or pillars, particularly those with a rectangular plan. In fully developed... Read more |
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periodic table
periodic table chart of the elements arranged according to the periodic law discovered by Dmitri I. Mendeleev and revised by Henry G. J. Moseley . In the periodic table the elements are arranged in columns and rows according to increasing atomic number (see the table entitled Periodic Table... Read more |
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chromatography
chromatography , resolution of a chemical mixture into its component compounds by passing it through a system that retards each compound to a varying degree; a system capable of accomplishing this is called a chromatograph. The retarding system can be a surface adsorbant, such as silica, alumina,... Read more |
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colonnade
colonnade , a row of columns usually supporting a roof. Colonnades were popular with the Greeks and Romans, who employed them in the stoa and the portico ; they have continued to be used throughout the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and modern times. See column .... Read more |
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agony
agony extreme mental or physical suffering.agony column originally (in the mid 19th century) the column of a newspaper containing special advertisements, particularly those for missing relatives or friends, and thus containing evidence of great distress. Later (the current meaning), it became a... Read more |
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intercolumniation
intercolumniation , in classical architecture, the clear space between the edges of two adjacent columns, as measured at the lower portion of their shafts. Vitruvius compiled standard intercolumniations for the three orders, expressed in terms of the column diameter. In the great works of Greek... Read more |
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Who is an Israeli?
...Sons, author Amos Elon creates a detailed...strong through Israel's first few...books. But if Elon's portrait...disappearance of Elon's sabra represents...of a unified Israel - this has been...pen a weekly column, "Who is an... |
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Is the 'elite' being alienated in Israel?
...journalist, wrote a column in Haaretz titled "Israel would be a backward...feeling of belonging of Israel's enlightened elite...especially immigrants to Israel forget that. They falsely...listen to the words of Amos Elon, another writer and... |
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Pride and politics
...Emuna Elon's columns in Ma'ariv and...possibility of that," Elon tells The Jerusalem...in Jerusalem. Elon is 52, soft...husband, MK Benny Elon. "When asked...left-wing writer Amos Oz, with whom...political conflict in Israel. We still have... |
 "The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)")
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Israeli author examined Jewish history, roots of Israeli-Palestinian...
...Times JERUSALEM Amos Elon, whose critical...journalist in Israel in 1971 when...sellers . His columns in the Israeli...early critic of Israel's occupation...and burdened Israel, turning it...a defeat." Elon withdrew from... |
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Israeli Arabs, once caught in the middle, express relief over peace process....
...the Jews and Arabs of Israel. It is a considerable...largest Arab city in Israel with 60,000 people...as a potential fifth column. As Israeli writer Amos Elon has put it, the Israeli...The whole thrust of Israel is to serve as a home... |
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Finding hope astride two worlds Peace brings optimism to many Israeli Arabs
...the Jews and Arabs of Israel. It is a considerable...largest Arab city in Israel with 60,000 people...as a potential fifth column. As Israeli writer Amos Elon has put it, the Israeli...The whole thrust of Israel is to serve as a home... |
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What Would Brenner Say?
...spent my first year in Israel in Hatzor Haglilit...colleagues a short weekly column by me about the tribulations...Just two years in Israel and I'm writing...immersion provided by the Israel Defense Forces. Clumsy...pushed myself through Amos Elon's biography of Theodor... |
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Facing protests and party rebels, Sharon struggles to stay the course
...1 (JTA) -- With Israel's withdrawal from...stonedPalestinians and Israel Defense Forces soldiers...angry anti-settler columns, and the latest polls...Writing in Ha'aretz, Amos Harel asked, "If...settlement, and Mordechai Elon, head of the WesternWall... |
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