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William Cohen: “The center cannot hold if a nation is divided. That's as old as Abraham Lincoln. A nation cannot stand if it's divided.”

On the recordOctober 7, 2023
The center cannot hold if a nation is divided. That's as old as Abraham Lincoln. A nation cannot stand if it's divided.

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William Cohen discusses the political division in Israel and its implications for national unity in the context of the ongoing conflict.

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