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Mustafa Barghouti on the Proposed Palestinian Plan for a Ceasefire With Israel
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On Capitol Hill 24 members of the House of Representatives have backed Kucinich’s resolution calling on the president to appeal to all sides in the current crisis for an immediate cessation of violence.
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