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Dan Gillerman: “I beseeched and urged my colleagues at the Security Council not to play into the hands of the Hezbollah and Iran and…”

On the recordJuly 30, 2006
I beseeched and urged my colleagues at the Security Council not to play into the hands of the Hezbollah and Iran and Syria, because that's what they want.
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Dan Gillerman

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Gillerman warns Security Council members against actions that would benefit Hezbollah and its allies.

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