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Monday's international donors conference for the Gaza Strip represents only a partial victory in the effort to rebuild the battered territory - and a resounding defeat for the broader Palestinian national cause. The nearly $4.5 billion in pledged aid to the Palestinians will mean nothing in the absence of a peace deal.

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