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**FILE** Jordanian women are seen March 12, 2010, during a rally in Deir Alla west of Amman, Jordan, to express solidarity with Palestinians following clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians in Jerusalem. (Associated Press)

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Mideast wars veteran touches the wall of names at the Armored Corps memorial for fallen soldiers after a ceremony marking the annual Memorial Day for soldiers and civilians killed in more than a century of conflict between Jews and Arabs, in Latrun near Jerusalem, Israel, Monday, April, 15, 2013. Israel says 23,085 security personnel have been killed since 1860, when Jews began moving back to the area. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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White House spokesman Jay Carney speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington on April 15, 2013. (Associated Press)

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Free Syrian Army fighters take their position during a battle with Syrian government forces in Aleppo, Syria, on In on Saturday, April 13, 2013, in this citizen journalist image provided by Aleppo Media Center and authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting. Activists say government warplanes have carried out airstrikes around the country. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center)

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U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, Illinois Democrat (Associated Press) **FILE**

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U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry speaks to students at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Tokyo on Monday, April 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa, Pool)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) listens to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a signing ceremony after Russia Uzbek talks in Moscow's Kremlin on April 15, 2013. Lavrov said that President Obama’s national security adviser Tom Donilon, who met with Putin o hand him a letter from Obama, said that the U.S. administration wants to overcome the current strain in relations with Russia. (Associated Press)