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Robert Wexler: We pinned our hopes on one guy who had already passed his expiration date. That is not about reform.

On the recordMay 7, 2014
We pinned our hopes on one guy who had already passed his expiration date. That is not about reform.
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Robert Wexler
Florida

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Wexler criticizes reliance on Mahmoud Abbas for reform in Palestinian leadership.

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