More unconsciously and instinctively than clearly and honestly, probably the majority of Jews in music and art and culture appreciate this reality and continue to do all they can to prevent such confrontations, to defend themselves psychologically as well as socially and professionally.
The ballot boxes appeared, in many places for the first time in decades, but the guns had not been put away, and rivals, formerly united in the uprisings, were now in confrontation, determined to defend their respective versions of the true values of the Arab Spring.
Mr. Zimmerman, who got out of his car to pursue Mr. Martin, claimed a confrontation occurred that caused him to defend himself because he "reasonably believed" he would be harmed.
Rising powers often seek to reshape the world order, triggering confrontations with those who seek to defend the status quo.
In 2014, during a visit to Tokyo, he declared that a security treaty obligated the United States to defend Japan in its confrontation with China over a set of disputed islands in the East China Sea, known in Japan as the Senkaku and in China as the Diaoyu.
Then there will be a face-to-face confrontation with a president who will have to defend a record of losing millions of jobs".
He said that he was convinced that if there was a confrontation the Venezuelan people — el soberano — would fight to defend the revolution.
One of the things I found most interesting about the confrontation was that Bob didn't even attempt to defend himself.
These reasons, coupled with Israel's unquestioned military ability to defend itself in any future confrontation, make Israel's continued argument for national security less valid.
Though we are generally a nonviolent group, do know how to defend yourself in a physical confrontation, but do everything you can to avoid one first.
