Take it or leave it
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> (<span word="John">John</span> <span word="Kerry">Kerry</span> <span word="warns">warns</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="become">become</span> ‘<span word="apartheid">apartheid</span> <span word="state">state</span>’, <span word="April">April</span> 28, 2017), <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="take">take</span>-<span word="it">it</span>-<span word="or">or</span>-<span word="leave">leave</span>-<span word="it">it</span>” <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Kerry">Kerry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="presenting">presenting</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Palestinians">Palestinians</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="take">take</span>-<span word="it">it</span>-<span word="or">or</span>-<span word="leave">leave</span>-<span word="it">it</span>” <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="side">side</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="John">John</span> <span word="Kerry">Kerry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mediating">mediating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="lasting">lasting</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Palestine">Palestine</span>.</p><p><span word="Lasting">Lasting</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elusive">elusive</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Israelis">Israelis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Palestinians">Palestinians</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="counter">counter</span>-<span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="worked">worked</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="Kerry">Kerry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="behalf">behalf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="it">it</span>” <span word="basis">basis</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="take">take</span>-<span word="it">it</span>-<span word="or">or</span>-<span word="leave">leave</span>-<span word="it">it</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="negotiable">negotiable</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="refuse">refuse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="Palestine">Palestine</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="essence">essence</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="it">it</span>”. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="choices">choices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="cut">cut</span>, <span word="yes">yes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="no">no</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="refuse">refuse</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="employer">employer</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="pays">pays</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> (<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="lucrative">lucrative</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="greedy">greedy</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>) <span word="but">but</span> <span word="asks">asks</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="it">it</span>” <span word="offer">offer</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="yeah">yeah</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="skip">skip</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="shift">shift</span>. <span word="Nor">Nor</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>.</p>
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