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Just watching Israel bombarding Palestine and Palestine sending one or two little rockets over to Israel - it's just too sad for words.

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Richard Branson
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: July 18
Aircraft Pilot
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Richard Charles Nicholas Branson
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