Word: shams
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...negotiators, who for at least the present will again include only Egypt, Israel and the U.S., must somehow devise a formula that the Palestinians, as well as the moderate Arabs, will recognize as real and not sham autonomy. One key issue is whether the self-governing councils to be set up for the West Bank and Gaza will have control over land and water. That would give the Arab residents the authority to curb Israeli settlements and the right to drill for water on public land, something that has been largely denied them since the Israeli occupation began...
...sense of decency and fair play, ambulance drivers went on strike, putting life itself at risk. By the end of a nasty winter, Callaghan's popularity had been severely damaged, while the new "concordat" struck between the Labor government and the unions was widely regarded as a sham. The settlements sabotaged Callaghan's principal economic policy, a 5% wage-increase ceiling. The failure of the devolution referendums was an almost lethal blow to the government's authority and esteem. In a scathing attack on Labor, Thatcher said: "Whether or not they manage a few more abject months...
...peace treaty. "It would in fact turn into a treaty of war," he said. "And war needs no treaties; in war, cannons are needed." Arriving at Andrews Air Force Base 14 hours later, he remained just as stern as ever. Said Begin: "We cannot be pressed into signing a sham document...
Gold is hardly shocked. He is no stranger to doublethink. A literary hustler whose interest in Government is a sham, he does not even vote, a fact "he could not disclose publicly without bringing blemish to the image he had constructed for himself as a radical moderate...
From the outset, the conference was beset by organizational problems, most notably the ineptitude of most of the conference organizers. Rumors kept circulating that the whole conference was, in fact, a sham cleverly disguised by a small group of Ivy League students, who knew each other from high school back in Harverford, Pa., to have a reunion financed by their student governments. The rumor, strangely, seemed credible--all these people could do was pass resolutions, talk for hours on end to no purpose, and argue about procedure. Nevertheless, 20 Harvard-Radcliffe students thought it worth their time and effort...