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If annexation occurs, those reserve funds would be used to pay down pension liabilities.
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Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
That was pretty much the approach taken by then-President Barack Obama, a child of the 1960s, to Mr. Putin’s first attack on Ukraine and annexation of Crimea in 2014.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 July 2024
Two far-right members of the government quickly issued statements after the ruling calling for the outright annexation of the West Bank.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 19 July 2024
Israeli lawyers and human rights activists say the move amounts to de jure annexation.
—Eric Cortellessa/jerusalem, TIME, 13 Aug. 2024
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Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
That was pretty much the approach taken by then-President Barack Obama, a child of the 1960s, to Mr. Putin’s first attack on Ukraine and annexation of Crimea in 2014.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 July 2024
Two far-right members of the government quickly issued statements after the ruling calling for the outright annexation of the West Bank.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 19 July 2024
Israeli lawyers and human rights activists say the move amounts to de jure annexation.
—Eric Cortellessa/jerusalem, TIME, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Annexation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annexation. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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