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U.S. Dispels Fears over Israel Sanctions
[Jerusalem Post] The State Department rebuffed speculation that the U.S. was considering imposing economic sanctions against Israel over continuing West Bank settlement construction. Spokesman Phillip Crowley said Thursday that remarks made earlier this week that it was "premature" to talk about financial pressure on Israel "had been "misinterpreted." "We are not contemplating such action," Crowley said.