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Gerry Connolly: “What is it that we do here to keep enough pressure and spotlight on the Palestinians, who are the guys that we might…”

On the recordJuly 9, 2012
What is it that we do here to keep enough pressure and spotlight on the Palestinians, who are the guys that we might prefer win this battle, so that they clean up their act so that the guys who are the terrorists don't win?
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Connolly questions how to encourage Palestinian reform to prevent extremist groups from gaining power.

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