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On the recordFebruary 28, 2011
I have been very much chagrined because for the past 2 years the Palestinian leadership has refused to enter into direct talks with Israel.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Engel expresses frustration over Palestinian leadership's refusal to negotiate with Israel.

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