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U.S. Official Discusses Gaza Policy

The crisis on the Gaza Strip is continuing, and the U.S. has promised to give financial aid to President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank.

But critics say this will isolate Gaza and add to growing Islamic extremism.

C. David Welch, assistant secretary at the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, talks with Anthony Brooks about the situation in Gaza.

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