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US Secretary of State John Kerry (pic) hurtles into 2014 with a trip to the Middle East today, hoping to make this the year Israel and the Palestinians seal a long-elusive peace deal. Waving aside sceptics, the top diplomat will embark on his 10th tour to Israel and the West Bank aiming to hammer out a framework to guide the final tough months