Word: annexing
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...timing of the strike could not have been more provocative. In a fastidiously scripted statement derived from months of negotiation, President George W. Bush had just endorsed Sharon's controversial plan to annex territory in the West Bank and deny Palestinian refugees the right to return to Israel. In exchange, Sharon promised to withdraw Israeli troops and settlers from the Gaza Strip. The agreement broke with decades-old U.S. policy. But it appears that shift arose at least in part from the Bush Administration's being outmaneuvered by Sharon at the negotiating table...
...Western-style bill of rights--guaranteeing freedom of speech, religion, privacy and assembly, and an independent judiciary--than to decide who gets to take power next. But Bremer was full of confidence that the question of how a new government will be formed could be thrashed out in an "annex" within two months...
...will annex land, violate the human rights of Palestinians and integrate settlements into Israel,” he said. “This reduces the viability of a future Palestinian state and creates a hostile atmosphere that is detrimental to the security of Israeli citizens...
...Radcliffe College was founded as a “Harvard Annex.” Nearly 125 years later, the special interests of women on this campus should in no way be of peripheral concern. Issues involving the safety of the Cambridge neighborhood must be brought to the forefront and addressed by the University administration, the Cambridge City Council and all residents of Cambridge...
...First port of call is the Heeren Shops, packed with the city's jeunesse dorée. The 118 stores here retail everything from beachwear to collectible toys. On levels four and five there's a separate section known as the Annex-its 58 hole-in-the-wall shops are Heeren's funkiest, and there's a tattoo parlor and graffiti-filled café besides...