"The message of the free world to any potential Palestinian leadership should be a simple one: Embrace democratic reform and we will embrace you.“


-Natan Sharansky

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The message of the free world to any potential Palestinian leadership should be a simple one: Embrace democratic reform and we will embrace you.

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