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On the recordNovember 18, 2012
As you heard him in the press conference say, Israel has a right to defend itself.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney and Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes

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