On the recordMarch 15, 2011
For the Palestinians, efforts to delegitimize Israel will end in failure. Symbolic actions to isolate Israel at the United Nations in September won't create an independent state.
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Obama emphasizes that Palestinian efforts to isolate Israel are futile.
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