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June 25, 2012

Putin's Middle East Gambit

Jonathan Marcus, BBC News

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Russian President Vladimir Putin's two-day trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories may be brief but it is full of symbolism.

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TAGGED: Iran, Syria, Israel, Middle East, Vladimir Putin, Russia

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