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Juan Vargas: “Israel has the right and really the moral obligation to defend itself. It can't sit idle as missiles rain down on their…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2014
Israel has the right and really the moral obligation to defend itself. It can't sit idle as missiles rain down on their citizens.
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Juan Vargas
Democratic · California

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Juan Vargas asserts Israel's right to defend itself against missile attacks.

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