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APTOPIX Mideast Israel Palestinians
A members of Hamas' Palestinian National Security personnel blows fire during a graduation ceremony in Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. Israel has rejected the borders of a future Palestinian state the U.N. endorsed last week and on Friday, Israel announced it would press ahead plans to build thousands of settler homes. And it is punishing the Palestinians further by withholding more than $100 million in taxes and other funds collected on their behalf. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)






