put facts on the ground

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To quietly or incrementally change the de facto situation in one's favor in order to win a legal dispute.

Word forms

put facts on the ground puts facts on the ground putting facts on the ground

Etymology

Used by early leaders of the Zionist movement to refer to staking a claim to disputed land in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

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