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JKBelieve Posted 19 years ago
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A passage which I find hard to understand...
'Of the four interlocking Middle Easter issues - the Iraq war, Iran resurgent, the Syrian-Lebanese tangle and Israel-Palestine - Roed-Larsen believes that "right now the latter is the easiest, because the others have no blueprint." That is a startling view, but I think he is right. This does not mean, of course, that the 59-year conflict has slithered from its self-perpetuating gyre. What it does mean is that this is not the time to focus on ensuring cement moves unimpeded between Hebron and Nablus. It is time to push for the finish line.'
The first part is not too hard to understand but the emboldened part is really confusing. Please tell me what its saying... thanx ^^
The first part is not too hard to understand but the emboldened part is really confusing. Please tell me what its saying... thanx ^^
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None of it is well-written. I suppose that the bold sentences can be restated as: This is certainly not the time to worry about small things like whether building materials (cement) can be transported easily between Hebron and Nablus (two West Bank cities). It is time to work hard on a final solution to the Israel-Palestine problem.
- None of it is well-written.
- I suppose that the bold sentences can be restated as: This is certainly not the time to worry about small things like whether building materials (cement) can be transported easily between Hebron and Nablus (two West Bank cities).
- It is time to work hard on a final solution to the Israel-Palestine problem.
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None of it is well-written. I suppose that the bold sentences can be restated as:
This is certainly not the time to worry about small things like whether building materials (cement) can be transported easily between Hebron and Nablus (two West Bank cities). It is time to work hard on a final solution to the Israel-Palestine problem.
This is certainly not the time to worry about small things like whether building materials (cement) can be transported easily between Hebron and Nablus (two West Bank cities). It is time to work hard on a final solution to the Israel-Palestine problem.
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