He demanded that first, the Palestinians must recognize Israel as a Jewish state, something they refuse to do.
VOA: standard.2009.04.17
A newly released history of 20th Century Russia, written by a team of 45 scholars and edited by historian Andrei Zubov, includes a statement that much of the country's recent past is painfully difficult to study, which is why many refuse to do so.
VOA: standard.2009.12.25
"If senators refuse to debate about a profound crisis affecting every single citizen, the nation must ask 'What do you fear?' ,'And whose voice do you speak and whose interest do you vote?" Republican Mitch McConnell of Kentucky disagreed, saying the bill will make soaring health care costs go even higher, and place a greater burden on average Americans.
VOA: standard.2009.11.23
If the Republicans quit, refusetodo a deal in the face of what looks like the president being so willing to compromise that he is damaging his reputation with his own party, they will look like ideological hotheads.