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Marco Rubio: “We can't have a Palestinian state that's governed by Hamas…”

Featuring: Marco Rubio, Republican | Secretary of State, United States | National

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Marco Rubio calls on Hamas to release hostages 'as soon as possible' amid peace deal: Full interview

Published | Video Starts at 07:42

… myself and of a lot of people that have watched this for a very long time. In order for that aspiration to even be credible, it has to be realistic. We can't have a Palestinian state that's governed by Hamas or by some terrorist organization whose stated purpose for existence is the destruction of the Jewish state. That would never work until there is, until Gaza is governed by people that are not interested in destroying Israel. Until there are no security threats emanating against Israel from Gaza. (07:42–07:52)

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Asserts that a Palestinian state governed by Hamas or similar organizations is unacceptable due to their destructive goals.

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