WJC President Ronald S. Lauder: 70 years after Arab states rejected UN partition plan – a two-state solution is still possible to

2017. november 29 05:01

WJC President Ronald S. Lauder: 70 years after Arab states rejected UN partition plan – a two-state solution is still possible to

 

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