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Saeb Erekat: “What we're saying is that it's in the Palestinian interest to sustain and maintain and extend the cease-fire and at the…”

On the recordAugust 6, 2014
What we're saying is that it's in the Palestinian interest to sustain and maintain and extend the cease-fire and at the same time, the balance here is to alleviate the suffering for the 1.7 million people in Gaza.
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Saeb Erekat

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Erekat highlights the importance of extending the cease-fire for humanitarian reasons.

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