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“Although local officials have raised cries of a federal ‘occupation’ and ‘dictatorship,’ the Constitution places on the president the duty to ‘take care that the laws are faithfully executed.’

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The horrific brutality of the Nazi occupation regime there, especially the genocide of the Jews, is described by Mr. Hellbeck in harrowing detail.

"New York City does not want or need a military or federal occupation," Adams added.

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Last year, the International Court of Justice - the UN's top court - said Israel's occupation was illegal.

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"It is the desired thing. It's the dream career. Society perceive it as something that is an easy occupation," she said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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