Mr. MARK REGEV (Spokesman, Israeli Government): For political reasons, many of them refused to acknowledge that they would be moving, and only with their actual removal from Gaza have they started to think about what the next step will be.

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They secured the removal of language contained in early drafts that spoke of a Copenhagen deal as a step on the road to a legally binding treaty.

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"We do, however, see the removal of implicit government support for the UK banking sector as being a necessary and important step forward as the sector returns to standalone strength, " RBS said in a statement.

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