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On the recordJuly 16, 2019
If we are going to get into listing the preconditions that should be necessary, the most important preconditions that aren't included but should be: one is recognizing Israel's right to exist as a Jewish State; two, ensuring a demilitarized Palestinian State; and three, recognizing Jerusalem as the rightful capital of Israel.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Engel outlines key preconditions for peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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