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Dan Gillerman: “Israel has always said that it has no intention in staying in Lebanon one second more than is absolutely necessary.”

On the recordSeptember 27, 2006
Israel has always said that it has no intention in staying in Lebanon one second more than is absolutely necessary.
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Dan Gillerman

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Dan Gillerman, Israeli Ambassador to the U.N., explains Israel's position on troop withdrawal from Lebanon.

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