Even in the high-abatement model, though, the developing countries are still offering greater emissions cuts, compared with business as usual, thanks mostly to plans for less deforestation.

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The most I see is an extension of the payroll tax abatement and the safety net for the jobless, but even such minimal gestures are not a certainty.

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But even if this is true, it is far from clear that the abatement of tensions works in Israel's favor.

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