On the recordMay 9, 2024
Clearly, politics come into this, and strategy comes into this, but it is frustrating because it's so important at this moment that we use the leverage we have to persuade Israel.
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transcripts.cnn.comJeff Merkley: “Clearly, politics come into this, and strategy comes into this, but it is frustrating because it's so important at this…”
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Merkley emphasizes the need for the U.S. to leverage its relationship with Israel to change its conduct amid humanitarian crises.
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