Last month’s conference held under UN auspices to draft an international arms trade treaty failed to reach an agreement, dashing the hopes of peace activists who want to restrict and regulate the movement of guns across national borders. But the activists will surely try other avenues, even with stiff opposition from the United States , which fears that any treaty could hamper its ability to help Israel and other nations defend themselves.

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