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refusenik, refusnik 1. (formerly) a Jew in the Soviet Union who had been refused permission to emigrate 2. a person who refuses to cooperate with a system or comply with a law because of a moral conviction How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The army defines your manhood in Israel," said the refusenik, who at age 19 became a green beret in an elite Israeli military unit. In a country where one of the most popular genres of music is called "alternative," the great refusenik Henry David Thoreau is a national icon, and acknowledged pot smokers have served as president (Bill Clinton) and speaker of the House (Newt Gingrich), would the last unabashedly mainstream American please turn off The Lawrence Welk Show? As an example, the keynote speaker this Sunday - as the ADL celebrates 90 years of fighting the ugly side of life - is Irshad Manji, an author and journalist who calls herself a ``Muslim refusenik who refuses to join an army of automatons in the name of God. |
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