It is the dangerous perpetuation of such actions that may flare up ethnic resentments.

The dispute further tears at the social fabric of a city where ethnic and racial resentments are continually bubbling to the surface.

Next, Belgian promotion of Tutsi political domination served as a prime catalyst of growing "ethnic" resentments.

Of course, the removal of political repression has allowed long-smoldering ethnic resentments to surface.

Shas is channeling ethnic resentment about Deri into an ultra-Orthodox campaign against the legitimacy of secular law.

This time, Pardo-Maurer concluded, "urban rage and ethnic resentments have combined into a force that is seeking to change Bolivia."

In the predominantly Muslim province of Xinjiang, China is battling ethnic resentment and a small, sometimes violent, separatist movement.

The debate has been haunted by strong ethnic resentments, some of which were voiced in front of Mr. Sobol.

Free speech was used for movements, like environmentalism, that were thin disguises for popular nationalism, ethnic resentment and collective action.

Longstanding ethnic resentments are likely to surface quickly.