irredentist

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It's not like Defense Minister Barak is a hard-line irredentist, but he does have some very real experience in what it's like to try to deal with the Palestinians.

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  1. noun One who advocates the recovery of territory culturally or historically related to one's nation but now subject to a foreign government.

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  • Hamas Covenant includes unequivocal statements of Hamas 'irredentist commitment to the annihilation of Israel via jihad. —  Fausta's Blog
  • A leadership that argues for protecting the people and state-building or a position that argues for holding Palestinian civilians as hostages in an irredentist war with Israel? —  American Thinker
  • Mr Gregory was no doubt a fine representative, but I would argue that the late Mr O'Brien helped to shape our thinking more than anyone else -- witness now our attitude to the North from the irredentist policy of the late assassinated Seamus Costello of whom Mr Gregory was a follower, with the starry plough draping his coffin. —  Independent.ie - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • We can live with their irredentist terror for as long as it takes, if we don't drive them out we can live with current status quo forever. —  Israpundit
  • It questions the ability of the Federal Government of Nigeria to defend her own territory against external aggression and irredentist claims as the case of Bakassi showed. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
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  1. Italian irredentista, from (Italia) irredenta, unredeemed (Italy), Italian-speaking areas subject to other countries; see irredenta.
 

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