Word: roadblocks
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Sentry. The final roadblock was the issue of Palestine. Assad, who had first demanded that the Palestinians be mentioned in the final communique, dropped that requirement as discussions approached a climax. But he adamantly refused to act, he said, as a "sentry" to keep the fedayeen out of Palestine, meaning that he would not monitor commando raids on Israel from Syrian bases. On Sunday night, May 26, Kissinger and his aides met and concluded that the task was "hopeless." Next morning the Secretary had another meeting with Assad, who seemed reluctant to see the negotiations peter out. "You know...
Wright cited the rapid movement of whites away from central cities as the major roadblock to the ideal of integration set out in the 1954 Brown decision. "Whites bring Jim Crow back by migrating from the city to the suburb," he said...
...severe criticism at home for the lack of preparedness that led to heavy Israeli losses early in the war. Unless he can make a spectacular recovery in the Washington talks he may be forced to resign. If he does, the entire government may fall with him, putting a fresh roadblock in the way of ultimate settlement...
...women's groups apparently disagree, and right now they are a significant roadblock on Harvard's roadmap...
...stop only in Cairo." Egyptian officials attempted to stop the march-to no immediate avail. At the border, the Libyans destroyed benches and tables in the customs building, calling their vandalism "a symbolic action to remove the artificial boundaries between our two countries." They then bypassed a sizable roadblock at Mersa Matruh and ignored orders to halt...