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Take it or leave it

In other words, all or nothing.

Regarding Kerry’s plan, I think neither Israel nor the Palestinians will take it. They’ll leave it instead because, because otherwise it would sound, like, too easy. If the Israelis and Palestinians cared about peace bad enough, they’d have gotten it between themselves, with or without American help – or interference, depending on your point of view.

Then again, Mr Kerry is not really presenting his own peace plan of any kind. He is merely considering presenting such a plan. In politics, there’s a great distance between doing something and considering doing it, even if they’re ACTIVELY considering doing it.

All right?

Alright, here are more media examples to hammer the point of take-it-or-leave-it home:

1. More than 1,000 mediocre or failing secondary schools will be taken over to drive up standards, Gordon Brown promises today ahead of a manifesto launch centred on a pledge to end ‘take it or leave it’ services in education, the NHS and police.

On the eve of a launch that is critical to persuading a wavering electorate that he has the energy and ideas for a fourth term, Brown claims in a Guardian interview that his goal is to bring reform right into the mainstream of public services.

He promises that inadequate schools, hospital authorities and police forces will all be subject to forms of takeover if either objective results or parental ballots demand new leadership. In education this could mean being taken over by successful state or private schools, education chains, or universities.