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Barack Obama: We believe there are opportunities to further narrow those gaps to allow the sides to take that next step to the direct…

On the recordJuly 1, 2010
We believe there are opportunities to further narrow those gaps to allow the sides to take that next step to the direct talks.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Briefing on the Upcoming Visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by Ben Rhodes

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