You could think, under these extreme cruelties specifically designed to break Palestinians and their cause, that the people as a whole have surrendered – or, if not surrendered, then at least are resigned to their fate.
"As per international law and practice followed by every country in the high seas, if the pirates do not surrender and if the ships or vessel is sunk, it is perfectly within the right as per international law," he said.
"They threatened to beat us to death if we did not surrender," said [a Ukrainian soldier].
In some instances, according to the report, the company threatened to fire employees if they did not surrender some shares.
The group had threatened the coup leaders with the sanctions last week if they did not surrender power and restore democracy.
Russia has rejected reports that it threatened Ukraine with military assault if it does not surrender the Crimea by 3am on Tuesday as "total nonsense".
Ukrainian troops in Crimea were put under enormous psychological pressure to defect, their officers blackmailed with threats of retribution to their families if they did not surrender.
He also publicly accused a mayor, the mayor's son and a prominent businessman of drug trafficking, threatening their lives if they did not surrender.
After the Union won the battle of Antietam in 1862, Lincoln issued a presidential decree to the Confederate states, declaring that he would free all slaves in Southern states if they did not surrender and rejoin the Union.
General Fakih said the army was preparing "many plans" to disarm the militias if they did not surrender their arms voluntarily, but he would not specify what they were.
