On the recordOctober 10, 2023
This is a war. And we're up against, again, an enemy who doesn't share any of our values and wants to destroy our civilization, wants to destroy our state.
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Michael Oren
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transcripts.cnn.comThis is a war. And we're up against, again, an enemy who doesn't share any of our values and wants to destroy our civilization, wants to destroy our state.
Michael Oren frames the conflict as a war against an enemy that seeks to destroy Israel and its values.
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