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JKBelieve Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Another passage about the Middle-East

' "All the principles should go as far as possible and then you do the nitty-gritty after statehood," Roed-Larsen said. Such principles could include the notion of Jerusalem as a two-state capital and a just settlement for Palestinian refugees. In practice, these two sharpest of thorns would have to be blunted together: the Palestinians get their capital in some part of East Jerusalem against a compromise on the right of return. But that gets resolved, simultaneously, state to state.'

the emboldened part is proving to be incomprehensible...especially the underlined 'against'...why is that there? Thanx
  

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The Palestinians are permitted to have (East) Jerusalem at their capital but ('against') they have to compromise on the right of refugees to return to their homeland. But this problem will also be resolved at the same time between Israel and Palestine. )

— Mister Micawber

  • The Palestinians are permitted to have (East) Jerusalem at their capital but ('against') they have to compromise on the right of refugees to return to their homeland.
  • But this problem will also be resolved at the same time between Israel and Palestine.
  • )
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The Palestinians are permitted to have (East) Jerusalem at their capital but ('against') they have to compromise on the right of refugees to return to their homeland. But this problem will also be resolved at the same time between Israel and Palestine.

(I'm not sure of that final sentence, though!)
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