Palestinians in UN bid

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The site of the most intractable conflict in the modern era...

This land, occupied by Israel since 1967, has been fought over in two Palestinian uprisings.

Now their officials have launched a campaign to join the United Nations as a full member state.

The idea’s strongly opposed by Israel and its close ally, the United States, who say they’ll veto the move.

Vocabulary

intractable: sulit diselesaikan

uprisings: perlawanan

launched a campaign: melakukan kampanye

ally: sekutu

veto: veto

Exercise

Isilah tempat yang kosong dengan memilih kata-kata yang sesuai berikut ini. Anda mungkin harus mengubah bentuk kata:

1. Turkey used to be a close _______ of Syria, but has recently joined calls for Mr Assad to implement reforms.

2. Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told me at the end of March that Turkey feared the chaos that might well follow the fall of President Assad. This is not like Egypt or Libya, he said. It is has the potential to become an ___________ sectarian conflict, more like Iraq.

3. But that proposal came with a caveat - a promise from Mr Obama that he would ___________ any bill eventually passed by Congress that cut healthcare but did not include new taxes on the rich.

4. Six months after they started their ___________, Syrian opposition groups have for the first time agreed on a single body to represent them.

5. Roald Dahl's family has __________________ to save the hut in which the late author wrote many of his best-loved stories.

Answer

1. Turkey used to be a close ally of Syria, but has recently joined calls for Mr Assad to implement reforms.

Source: <link type="page"><caption> Syrian opposition unveils council names</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/qhxO7S" platform="highweb"/></link>

2. Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told me at the end of March that Turkey feared the chaos that might well follow the fall of President Assad. This is not like Egypt or Libya, he said. It is has the potential to become an intractable sectarian conflict, more like Iraq.

Source: <link type="page"><caption> Turkey's dilemma over Syrian unrest</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/mhU719" platform="highweb"/></link>

3. But that proposal came with a caveat - a promise from Mr Obama that he would veto any bill eventually passed by Congress that cut healthcare but did not include new taxes on the rich.

Source: <link type="page"><caption> Obama unveils plans to cut US deficit</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/oIRGWH" platform="highweb"/></link>

4. Six months after they started their uprisings, Syrian opposition groups have for the first time agreed on a single body to represent them.

Source: <link type="page"><caption> Syrian dissidents form new united front</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/n4gZai" platform="highweb"/></link>

5. Roald Dahl's family has launched a campaign to save the hut in which the late author wrote many of his best-loved stories.

Source: <link type="page"><caption> Roald Dahl hut campaign launched</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/nRpUKj" platform="highweb"/></link>