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The ICCS Blog: 'Some are more equal than others: the contradictions of US foreign policy'

By Dr Naomi Head. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has requested this week that the EU lift recently imposed restrictions on financial assistance to Israeli institutions. This relatively minor sanction of Israeli action is intended to apply pressure on Israel with regards to its settlement policy in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and to encourage movement towards a peace agreement with the Palestinians.

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