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...other hand, the U.S. has tried to restrain Israel from undertaking preemptive strikes against its Arab neighbors or from escalating conflicts that have already begun. Massive aid packages have given the U.S. the leverage to apply the carrot as well as the stick to rein in its often bellicose ally...
...that's about half a carrot," he said. "I wonder if that's in kilocalories or calories...
...screen gave me my final message: "Goal attained." I went back to my dorm and ate the half of a carrot I had just burned off. Then I ate a chocolate chip cookie...
...Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. "They spend all their time learning how to read three paragraphs and answer multiple-choice questions." Anrig concurs. "You don't need to test a child every three months to see whether he can read," he says. "It's like pulling up a carrot to see if it's growing...
Then again, Washington did not exactly send an unequivocal message. Not only did the Senate overwhelmingly (76 to 23) approve Israel's $3 billion-plus annual aid package, but it also tacked on an additional $700 million worth of military hardware. With a carrot like that, Shamir can hardly be blamed for ignoring Bush's stick. As long as those funds keep flowing, the Israeli government is unlikely to change course despite the growing animosity between the two leaders. Says Shamir spokesman Avi Pazner: "We've shown that we don't knuckle under to pressure...