Video: US says UK, allies' sanctions on Israel far-right ministers 'extremely unhelpful'
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US says UK, allies' sanctions on Israel far-right ministers 'extremely unhelpful'
The United States denounces sanctions by Britain and four mutual allies against Israeli far-right ministers, saying they should focus instead on the Palestinian armed group Hamas. "We find that extremely unhelpful. It will do nothing to get us closer to a ceasefire in Gaza," State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce tells reporters. SOUNDBITE