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Generating political value, Gelatt and Motomura argued, the former pointing to the importance of illegal immigration and the border to voters during the 2024 election.

“Israel has said that these actions are temporary to defend its borders — these are not permanent actions,” said State Department spokesman Matthew Miller, pointing to the abandonment of border positions by the Syrian army that has left a vacuum.

But now they have also expressed major concerns about the impact of staging a 48-team tournament, pointing to the energy required for cooling systems, the desalination of water and carbon-intensive infrastructure projects.

“There is nothing more exciting than having something not work out because it is pointing to the fact that you don’t understand something,” said Adam Frank, an astrophysics professor at the University of Rochester.

He also accused the government of lacking a coherent strategy to tackle the pressures in the emergency care system, pointing to the fact the government has made it one of the key missions to deliver the 18-week target for non-urgent care this parliament, while not making the same commitment for the four-hour A&E target.