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Barack Obama: lasting peace can only be secured through direct negotiations that lead to two viable, independent states living…

On the recordMay 6, 2014
lasting peace can only be secured through direct negotiations that lead to two viable, independent states living side-by-side in peace and security.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Readout of National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice's Bilateral Meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu

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