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Source: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2185a080-854e-11db-b12c-0000779e2340.html
Israel Predicts No Switch of U.S. Policy
[Financial Times-UK] Sharmila Devi - In response to the Iraq Study Group report, which called on Wednesday for a revived commitment to Arab-Israeli peace on all fronts and talks between Syria and Israel, Israeli officials were confident that Washington would neither ease its policy against Iran's nuclear weapons program nor exert undue pressure over the Palestinian issue as part of efforts to reverse the crisis in Iraq. Few Israeli officials expected to see sustained U.S. engagement on the Palestinian issue, such as that displayed by the Clinton or first Bush administrations, despite the latest recommendations. Israel has common cause with Washington and Sunni regional states that fear rising Iranian hegemony.