memeorandum: Romney's Israel Comments Anger Palestinian Leader (Emily Friedman/ABCNEWS)

1:25 PM ET, July 30, 2012

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Kasie Hunt / Associated Press:

ROMNEY COMMENTS AT FUNDRAISER OUTRAGE PALESTINIANS — JERUSALEM (AP) — Mitt Romney told Jewish donors Monday that their culture is part of what has allowed them to be more economically successful than the Palestinians, outraging Palestinian leaders who called his comments racist and out of touch.

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Palestinians protest Romney statements as ‘racist’

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Harriet Sherwood / Guardian:
Romney ‘providence’ comments in Israel outrage Palestinians

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Paul Werdel / Talking Points Memo:
Just Wow — I wrote on Friday that ahead of his visit to Israel …

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Emily Friedman / ABCNEWS:
Romney's Israel Comments Anger Palestinian Leader

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