In this respect, two long-standing hypotheses stand out.
Its leader, Nils Usakovs, says he is "not allergic" to calling Latvia's period under Soviet rule an "occupation"—a long-standing shibboleth.
Asked if he was hopeful that such relationships might be possible, despite long-standing disputes regarding the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories, Mr Taub said: "I think the changes in our region are forcing many parties to make choices that they hadn't had to make before.
Netanyahu will be under increasing international pressure to demonstrate how his new government, if he can form one, can address the long-standing problem of Palestinians under Israeli occupation after a hard line on security formed a centerpiece of Likud's successful election campaign.
But noting the worsening of "the polarisation and violence" last year, the report says that "at the root of the negative trends … is the occupation … and a long-standing policy of political, economic and social marginalisation of Palestinians in Jerusalem in violation of Israel's obligations under international humanitarian law".
Osama Bin Laden's narrative centred on the US military's ongoing containment operations in the Gulf, which the late Saudi militant viewed as an occupation of sacred lands, and long-standing support for dictatorial regimes.
Although an international court could not pursue all of them, it ... [would] confirm that the invasion, occupation and destruction of East Timor by Indonesia was a long-standing, systematic, criminal conspiracy, planned and ordered at the highest levels of government.
There's the long-standing dishonesty in the way the west in effect endorses Israel's continued military occupation of the Palestinian people.
Finally, we revisit a long-standing question about the relationship between technological progress and productivity and provide evidence that occupation-level IT intensity is positively associated with output growth, especially in the services sector.
Those of us who are familiar with events under occupation in Palestine are may not be surprised by this verdict, which reflects a long-standing culture of impunity for the Israeli military, but we should be outraged.
