In November Schwartz hired veteran automotive analyst John Casesa, formerly of Merrill Lynch, as senior managing director of investment banking and capital markets.

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CNN's Jessica Yellin and John King reported from Jerusalem and the West Bank, and CNN's Azadeh Ansari, Karen Smith, Michael Schwartz, Jason Hanna, Joe Sterling, Holly Yan and Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report, which was written by Tom Cohen in Washington.

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