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If we’re going to play the sanctions game, let’s at least aim for consistency. Sanction the PFLP for its terror. Cut off UNRWA until it severs ties with Hamas. It’s much easier to target two Israeli ministers. Meanwhile, the US is watching...and they’re not amused.
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