intransigence

The lack of recognition of Palestine is just one of the policies that embolden Netanyahu’s intransigence.

Although the process is meant to remain confidential, leaks suggest one major problem is intransigence by members of the panel on one issue that is currently bitterly dividing the Church; blessings for same-sex couples.

At a Monday evening televised news conference, the Israeli leader signaled intransigence, declaring that Israel’s military control over a narrow strip of territory on the Gaza-Egypt border, known as the Philadelphi Corridor, was non-negotiable.

The Maduro government’s objections to the reimposition of sanctions showed that they have an impact, but his continued intransigence also reveals that they haven’t gone far enough to affect his behavior.

And a lot of them are even cheering him on, encouraging his intransigence, as though nothing is amiss.