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Ed Markey: “Yes, because I--it is hard for me to envision a situation where the Palestinians would allow a division of the question.”

On the recordJanuary 2, 2017
Yes, because I--it is hard for me to envision a situation where the Palestinians would allow a division of the question.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey expresses skepticism about Palestinian acceptance of a divided agreement.

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