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I am pleased to see that many of the world's leaders have publicly recognized that the crisis in the Middle East was deliberately incited by terrorist organizations.

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Alcee Hastings
Age: 84 †
Born: 1936
Born: September 5
Died: 2021
Died: April 6
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U.S. Representative
Altamonte Springs
Florida
Alcee Lamar Hastings
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