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Ronald Reagan: “We strongly opposed Israel's move into west Beirut following the assassination of President-elect Gemayel, both because…”

On the recordSeptember 17, 1982
We strongly opposed Israel's move into west Beirut following the assassination of President-elect Gemayel, both because we believed it wrong in principle and for fear that it would provoke further fighting.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Statement on the Murder of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon

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