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It was this seeming provocation that inspired lawmakers to act, for they feared a communal divide within the educational system.
Then came the pointless provocation of refusing talks with the troika, despite the fact that the three institutions are all much more sympathetic to Greek demands than the German government.
The miracle of today’s reunified Berlin is a challenge – even a provocation – to all walls.
What must be discussed is the security wall’s unnecessary and aggressive geography, accompanied by the provocation of further Israeli settlements on the West Bank, not the principle that stands behind it.
China’s broad claims to the South China Sea and its creation of military bases there are viewed throughout the region as a provocation.
President Kim himself demanded an apology, but the North only accused South Korea of initiating an armed provocation against it.
Any further provocation will bring the full force of the organization’s sanctions to bear.
As a result, the culture of physical violence and verbal provocation that is gaining ground in Putin’s Russia is deeply disturbing, whereas we tend to judge Chinese misdeeds with a greater sense of distance, if not indifference.
Numerous attempts by India’s current Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to re-start talks with Pakistan have been thwarted by violations along Kashmir’s line of control or as a result of cross-border artillery fire – episodes that seem to occur at the slightest provocation.
But the level of anti-Muslim provocation has become unprecedented recently.
On the contrary, it represents a serious provocation that reduces the level of mutual trust.”
US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, in an effort to limit the scope for provocation, called on all claimants to territories in the South China Sea to stop island-building and land-reclamation efforts there.
The Lebanese front may ignite if Hezbollah seeks to avenge Mughniyah’s death, or simply as a result of a knee-jerk reaction to a provocation, as in 2006.
Palestine Comes to CourtPHILADELPHIA – When, on December 31, the Palestinian Authority took the unprecedented step of applying to join the International Criminal court (ICC), Israel was quick to criticize the move as a provocation undermining any hope for peace.
It was to foil this agreement that the military branch of Hamas, run from Damascus, engaged in the provocation that brought a heavy handed response from Israel—which in turn incited Hezbollah to further provocation, opening a second front.
Yes, corporate managers should be held to account for their company’s malfeasance, up to and including criminal charges; but to start this practice with a leading Chinese businessperson, rather than the dozens of culpable US CEOs and CFOs, is a stunning provocation to the Chinese government, business community, and public.
In December 2003, Sakharov Museum director Yuri Samodurov was charged with actions "leading to the provocation of hatred and enmity."
But India’s resilience in the face of adversity, and its mature restraint in the face of violent provocation, encouraged investors to return.
So the country’s rulers have come to believe that they can gain attention and resources only through provocation.
When that credibility is damaged, there is a growing risk of provocation – and, with it, the threat of escalation into larger crises, or even armed conflict.
First, there is simple provocation, aimed at riling up Greek citizens and thus escalating tensions between the country and its creditors.
But this becomes a vicious cycle, because its neighbors interpret its actions as a provocation, and start to feel threatened themselves.
And the culture of insult and provocation is in some ways the opposite of the way democracy actually works.
At the time, I felt that it was a dangerous and unnecessary – and thus politically irresponsible – provocation.
The official Chinese reaction to North Korea’s latest provocation was stern: China is “strongly dissatisfied and resolutely opposed” to the test, and it is calling for the resumption of international talks.
It was also an unnecessary provocation, and constituted in itself a caricature of our cherished freedom of expression, that is guaranteed in our constitution.
But they will not be enough to ensure measured responses to even the slightest provocation, much less to underpin a sweeping and consistent strategy.
The provocation warrants attention, but not the type of attention it has received so far.
In Venezuela, by contrast, the US has signaled that it will respond aggressively to provocation.
Iran’s leaders, meanwhile, have decried the move as psychological warfare and regard it as a provocation aimed at drawing their country into a military conflict.
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