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Derrick Van Orden: “Before October 7th, there was De facto a Palestinian state.”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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Rep. Van Orden Joins Fox & Friends First on U.S.-Israel Relations and Stability in the Middle East

Published | Video Starts at 03:16

So yesterday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he does think that the two countries could normalize relations. But, man, it does look like that still is going to be a big challenge. Well, let's remember Before October 7th, there was De facto a Palestinian state. There was. And the Palestinians allowed Hamas to take over. Hamas attacked Israel in the most brutal fashion since World War II. It was essentially a 21st century holocaust. (03:16–03:22)

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