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Thursday June 3, 2010 10:34 AM (EST+7)
US officials: 'Blockade of Gaza unsustainable'


Read more: Freedom Flotilla, Gaza convoy, closure, blockade, US policy, US foreign policy

RAMALLAH, June 3 (JMCC) - US officials are saying privately that Israel's approach to the Gaza Strip is no longer sustainable, reports the New York Times Thursday.

The Obama administration considers Israel’s blockade of Gaza to be untenable and plans to press for another approach to ensure Israel’s security while allowing more supplies into the impoverished Palestinian  area, senior American officials said Wednesday.

The officials say that Israel’s deadly attack on a flotilla trying to break the siege and the resulting international condemnation create a new opportunity to push for increased engagement with the Palestinian Authority and a less harsh policy toward Gaza.

“There is no question that we need a new approach to Gaza,” said one official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the policy shift is still in the early stages. He was reflecting a broadly held view in the upper reaches of the administration.

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