Israel Matzav: State Department: Sanctions? What sanctions?

State Department: Sanctions? What sanctions?

There must have been a lot of pressure brought on the State Department and the White House because of Assistant Secretary of State Wood's hint about sanctions against Israel on Tuesday. Thursday's press briefing opened with the following from Assistant Secretary of State Phillip Crowley:

MR. CROWLEY: Mr. Goyal, good afternoon. Hello to one and all from your Department of State. A couple of announcements before taking your questions:

Special Representative Richard Holbrooke has arrived in Afghanistan after a stop in Pakistan. He will be meeting with officials of the Afghan Government over the next several days, and dealing with a variety of issues leading up to Afghan’s election on August 20. He spent the day today in Helmand province, but over the course of his time in Afghanistan will be focused on critical issues such as civilian-military planning, police, rule of law, Afghan civil society, and agriculture.

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Israel Matzav: State Department: Sanctions? What sanctions?