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Chris Murphy: “What it does is result in 50 percent of the population being out of work which unfortunately tends to feed Hamas…”

On the recordJune 7, 2021
What it does is result in 50 percent of the population being out of work which unfortunately tends to feed Hamas narrative.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy discusses the blockade's negative impact on Gaza's economy and its effect on Hamas.

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