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Andrew praises Obama for using "plain English" in calling the occupation of the West Bank an "occupation." But George W. Bush called the occupation an occupation as well. No news here. What was news was Obama's clear description of Israel as a "Jewish state." He's laying down a marker that Israel's enemies don't like at all. Even Avigdor Lieberman liked the line.
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