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Quartet Demands Israel to Meet Obligations in Road Map

The international Quartet Committee for peace in the Middle East (United Nations, United States, European Union, Russia) called yesterday on Israel to meet its obligations stipulated in the Road Map peace blueprint, Palestine News Agency (WAFA) reported.

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