Time is short, and optimism is a fragile commodity, ... miss this opportunity for change, we will regret it for the next decade.
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Some Palestinians are wondering why it shouldn't be three months, or maybe one month or one week. They are forgetting that Rafah being in Palestinian and Egyptian hands, without an Israeli presence, is something they should be proud of as a major achievement.
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