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Chris Murphy: “We are very worried that support for Israel is just becoming another political football in this place.”

On the recordJanuary 2, 2017
We are very worried that support for Israel is just becoming another political football in this place.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Concern over Israel's support becoming politicized.

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