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Jimmy Carter: We have a commitment to the preservation of Israel as a nation, to the security of Israel, the right of the Israeli…

On the recordMarch 20, 1978
We have a commitment to the preservation of Israel as a nation, to the security of Israel, the right of the Israeli people, who have suffered so much, to live in peace that is absolutely permanent and unshakable.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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