US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives to board a flight to reach the West Bank city of Ramallah, where he is expected to hold new talks with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Friday, July 19, in the Jordanian capital Amman. Kerry stepped up his drive Friday to get Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table, facing Palestinian reluctance over his formula for resuming peace talks after nearly five years. (Mandel Ngan/AP)
11:58 am ET -As Secretary of State Kerry shuttled between the Israelis and Palestinians this week, the EU issued sanctions on Israeli activity in the Palestinian territories.
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