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On the recordOctober 13, 2015
I think we do have an obligation to do that because the United States is the indispensable party to any possible resolution on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Mitchell asserts the United States' crucial role in facilitating peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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