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Saeb Erekat: I say that President Trump became part of the problem, not part of the solution.

On the recordDecember 5, 2017
I say that President Trump became part of the problem, not part of the solution.
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Saeb Erekat

Editor's note · Context

Erekat criticizes President Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, stating it complicates the peace process.

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