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Congress

Effort Begun To Stop Iranian Missiles, Rockets From Being Smuggled Into Gaza Strip

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Monday, January 26th, 2009

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President Obama told Israeli and other Middle East leaders that he is determined to stop weapons being smuggled into the Gaza Strip, where Hamas terrorists already have fired thousands of rockets and missiles into Israel, according to the Israel Project, a pro-Israel group. A day after he was sworn in, Obama contacted Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and King Abdullah of Jordan, according to the group. Obama also named former Senate Majority…

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