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I believe that Israel is very likely not to survive, it's not going to last forever, and now there's nothing that someone like me can do about it, in that it's a threat of nuclear or biological or chemical attack.

Mark Helprin

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Mark Helprin
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: June 28
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New York City
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