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Michael Oren: “I do not think at all that Israel can or will stop because we have to destroy Hamas, or we ourselves will die.”

On the recordNovember 2, 2023
I do not think at all that Israel can or will stop because we have to destroy Hamas, or we ourselves will die.
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Michael Oren

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Oren's defense of Israel's military strategy against Hamas.

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