Amicus said it had been contacted by RBS staff unhappy about the requirement and urged the bank to reconsider its position.

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And that assumed requirement has made it necessary for Israeli diplomats and policymakers to cleave to the discredited position that the Palestinians are interested in peace and should therefore be supported by the US specifically and by the international community generally.

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