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Sat, 16 Jan 2021 11:50:14 +02:00
The Israeli photojournalist chipping away at the occupation, one shot at a time
Photographer Miki Kratsman still believes in Israel, even if he's not sure why

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 10:37:14 +02:00
Lebanon is collapsing, along with its banks and hospitals
The country is in lockdown, unemployment is over 30 percent, coronavirus patients are being left outside hospitals, theft is soaring – and there’s no government

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 09:14:50 +02:00
U.S. calls Bahrain, UAE 'major security partners'
A White House statement tied the designation to Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates normalizing ties to Israel, saying it 'reflects their extraordinary courage, determination and leadership'

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 06:37:31 +02:00
Peace deals, vaccinations and the Arab vote: In first for Netanyahu, a positive campaign
In his frantic search for immunity, the premier puts incitement and fear-mongering aside ■ Meanwhile, he plays the puppet master with Bennett and Smotrich, but Yamina leader could yet prove the kingmaker

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 03:44:47 +02:00
Biden appoints Jewish geneticist for top government science role
The president-elect was keen to emphasize that 'science will always be at the forefront of my administration,' as he boosted the science advisor post, to Cabinet level, a first in White House history

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 22:38:40 +02:00
Israel’s new fab four must unite now

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 22:38:10 +02:00
Trump receives Morocco's highest award for Middle East work
Morocco's ambassador to the United States bestowed the Order of Muhammad on Trump for the Israel-Morocco normalization deal, as Jared Kushner and the administration's Middle East envoy receive other awards

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 21:18:37 +02:00
For first time since 2006: Abbas sets date for Palestinian Authority elections
Palestinian president signs executive order to hold election for the legislature on May 22 and a presidential election on July 31

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:48:45 +02:00
Netanyahu is lucky Adelson died before he could testify to prosecutors
The deceased casino magnate refused to be a tool in the prime minister’s efforts to bring a rival publisher on board and broaden the scope of the pro-Bibi media

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:10:57 +02:00
Pelosi cites man in 'Camp Auschwitz' shirt in call for official Capitol riots review
'To see this punk with that shirt on, and his antisemitism that he has bragged about to be part of a white supremacist raid' demands a review, the House speaker said

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:34:07 +02:00
Supreme Court rules town must reconsider policy limiting pool membership to residents
A 2017 petition accused the town of implementing a policy that effectively barring Arabs from nearby towns from the country club's pool

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:52:07 +02:00
D.C. cop on Capitol attack: 'my privilege to help stop a white nationalist insurrection'
Washington D.C. Metro Police Officers Michael Fanone and Daniel Hodges recalled in chilling interviews their experiences while being attacked by a pro-Trump mob

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:48:04 +02:00
Israeli court freezes bid for new Jerusalem neighborhood over Palestinian discrimination claims
East Jerusalem residents say 90% of Palestinian residents would be unable to buy homes in a swathe of new neighborhood because they are ineligible for government programs

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:04:17 +02:00
A settler vigilante noticed a 'suspicious' Palestinian – and shot him dead
The army says the Palestinian threw a knife at soldiers but provided no proof

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:02:10 +02:00
Why I, a Moroccan journalist, endured death threats to interview Bibi in Israel, decades before normalization
In 1998, Ali Lmrabet endured vilification in his homeland after accepting an invitation to interview the Israeli prime minister. Now, he reflects on that historic visit, two decades and one peace agreement later.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:50:54 +02:00
Hundreds protests police inaction to growing violence in the Arab community
Police disperse protesters who blocked off roads, threw stones at officers in Umm al-Fahm as Arab community leaders demand police and government action in the face of ongoing violence and organized crime

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:19:51 +02:00
Israel’s attorney general says minister’s order not to vaccinate prisoners oversteps authority
Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit says vaccines must immediately be provided to prisoners, despite Public Security Minister Amir Ohana's orders

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:58:52 +02:00
How Trump's language shifted in the weeks leading up to the Capitol riot
Trump's language escalated in intensity in the weeks and days leading up to the riots

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:55:46 +02:00
The internet barons ousted Trump. Now it’s time to oust them
The bosses of Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Twitter took democracy into their own hands and silenced the U.S. president. Their coup is still advancing

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:36:05 +02:00
Mistrust, misinformation and inaccessibility hamper Israel's vaccination drive in Arab communities
Only 45 percent of people over 60 in Israel's Arab towns and cities have been vaccinated, far lower than the general population, and officials point to a plethora of reasons

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:45:29 +02:00
America’s white liberal media is complicit in Trump’s rise, and his insurrection
There was no ‘economic anxiety’ among the pro-Trump mob besieging the Capitol, from CEOs to Olympic champions. There was, though, plenty of blatant racism and antisemitism. So why has the liberal media pampered these fascists for so long?

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:25:50 +02:00
Pompeo 'revealed' Iran's ties to Al-Qaida, but Tehran poses graver threats to the U.S.
It's an open secret that Iran has become a haven for Al-Qaida, so why did the secretary of state see fit to call Tehran out for it only now?

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:05:50 +02:00
Sheldon Adelson laid to rest on Jerusalem's Mount of Olives
'This is a feeling of great emptiness and loss, but also a sense of comfort, knowing that he is no longer suffering and that he will lie next to some of the greatest people of our nation,' widow Miriam Adelson said before the funeral

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 13:58:49 +02:00
SF federation to monitor giving after sending funds to group accused of backing Capitol siege
The San Francisco Jewish Community Federationsaid we have no intention of funding extremist groups anywhere on the political spectrum

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 13:44:03 +02:00
Coronavirus live: Israel extends vaccination campaign to people over 45
140,000 patients weren't informed their data was shared with Shin Bet ■ Two million Israelis vaccinated, as cases remain at record highs ■ West Bank active cases drop below 7,000

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 13:30:00 +02:00
Is it broken, or is it just Bibi? Tzipi Livni joins Overdose for a deep dive into Israeli democracy
New hopeless parties are appearing like mushrooms, old centrist parties are collapsing, and the fourth election in a row may not solve anything. LISTEN to our weekly Election Overdose Podcast – episode 3

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 13:17:22 +02:00
Russia to exit Open Skies treaty, says foreign ministry
Arms control tensions have been rising between Moscow and Washington and New START, their last remaining major nuclear arms control treaty, is set to expire in February

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 13:15:52 +02:00
FBI tracking ‘extensive’ online chatter about armed protests
Federal officials have warned local law enforcement agencies that the riot at the Capitol is likely to inspire others with violent intentions

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:54:41 +02:00
U.S. says Capitol rioters meant to 'capture and assassinate' officials, court filing
Prosecutors offered that view in a filing asking a judge to detain Jacob Chansley, the Arizona man and QAnon conspiracy theorist who was famously photographed wearing horns as he stood at the desk of VP Pence

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:45:36 +02:00
Alleged Israeli strikes in Syria destroyed warehouses storing missile parts, report says
Spare parts were brought to warehouses days before extensive strikes attributed to Israel, Iranian Revolutionary Guards source tells Kuwaiti newspaper

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:45:06 +02:00
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer describes painful associations of seeing ‘Camp Auschwitz’ T-shirt
Longtime CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer said Thursday that he was happy that his late parents, survivors of the Holocaust, did not live to witness the resurgence of antisemitism in the United States

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:34:59 +02:00
Kristen Clarke, top Biden civil rights nominee, says she erred in inviting antisemitic author to speak while at Harvard
In 1994, Clarke as the leader of a Black Student Association invited Tony Martin, author of a book called 'The Jewish Onslaught,' to speak and defended him afterward

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 11:58:25 +02:00
'Israel paid for my education and gave me a stipend. It didn't feel right to walk away'
A Canadian who came to Israel to attend high school and then decided to stay, and an American expat leading guided tours from the comfort of her living room

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 11:50:04 +02:00
Two Egyptian women to stand new trial over TikTok dance videos
Haneen Hossam and Mawada Eladhm are accused of recruiting young women for 'indecent jobs that violate the principles and values of the Egyptian society'

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 11:39:08 +02:00
Israel's Health Ministry recognizes that transgender identity is not a psychological disorder
New guidelines, drafted alongside LGBTQ advocacy groups, require clinics and hospitals to respect patients' pronouns, gender identity and confidentiality in move hailed by activists

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 11:29:14 +02:00
In fight over Arab votes, Netanyahu's Nazareth appearance backed Joint List into a corner
'It was clear to everyone that Netanyahu's speech was based on systematic and precise studying of public opinion among the Arab public,' political scientist notes, as the four-party Arab alliance mulls its future

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:22:52 +02:00
Israel is a success story with vaccines. On other COVID fronts, it’s a fiasco
A minister celebrating a birthday with 12 aides in a small room and an influx of cases returning from Dubai to Israel are only some examples

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:38:20 +02:00
In new low, twice as many Israeli women as men lost their job during lockdown
As a third nationwide coronavirus lockdown takes its toll on the economy, advocacy group says women reported they were dismissed or sent on unpaid leave, while men at their work places remain employed

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 06:14:00 +02:00
Israel’s vaccination drive nears moment of truth as COVID mutation spreads
An unprecedented number of severely ill people and a highly infectious variant of the coronavirus threaten to blunt the impact of Israel’s stunning vaccination campaign

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 06:01:44 +02:00
A massive Syria strike, and an Israeli message to Biden
Besides an apparent renewed effort to disrupt Iran’s attempt to move arms and militias through Iraq and Syria, there’s the message that Israel will continue to strike regardless of the new president’s Iran policy

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 04:50:08 +02:00
Biden unveils $1.9 trillion injection into coronavirus-stricken economy
The president-elect also outlined the vaccination plans, called on Congress to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour, and introduced a plan to fight hunger

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 02:34:46 +02:00
Letters to the Editor: What Rabin's assassination teaches us about suppressing Trump supporters

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 00:52:37 +02:00
For first time since protests began, anti-Netanyahu activist charged with ‘forbidden gathering’
Yigal Rambam, a protest leader, has been charged with leading an ‘unlawful procession’ on two occasions — despite state prosecutor's instructions not to charge protesters to protect freedom of expression

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 23:28:51 +02:00
Haaretz Cartoon

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 23:13:37 +02:00
'Some patients have never kissed anyone': Amid pandemic, sexual surrogacy sees rising demand
Despite the taboo, sexual surrogate therapy has found its place in Israel, offering a real lifeline for those with intimacy issues

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:57:45 +02:00
As minister refuses to vaccinate prisoners, cases peak in Israeli jails
Prisoners complain that in addition to a lack of vaccines, they aren’t receiving basic medical treatment and wardens aren’t taking reasonable precautions

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:56:00 +02:00
Israel's coalition of contagion

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:27:10 +02:00
Labor party board asks Ehud Barak to run for party leadership
Barak considering run if it leads to a merger of the center-left parties onto a joint slate, sources say ■ Primaries for party leader to be held on January 24

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:18:20 +02:00
Israeli High Court’s pursuit of a constitutional ‘gospel’

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:13:08 +02:00
Judgement day for Israel's Supreme Court

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:10:54 +02:00
Dollar gains against shekel after Israel central bank announces 2021 purchase
Bank of Israel announces it will buy $30 billion in 2021 in order to curb the rise of the shekel, a policy overhaul meant to provide the market with 'certainty about the bank's commitments'

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 20:30:11 +02:00
Jewish congresswoman to introduce measure to censure GOP rep. who said ‘Hitler was right’
Initiative comes in addition to demands for the resignation of rookie Republican Rep. Mary Miller following her remarks

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 20:04:16 +02:00
Profiles in cowardice: What Republicans in Congress share with Likud leaders in Israel
Here is the world’s strongest democracy, impeaching a president on grounds of incitement and lying. Why can’t this be done in Israel?

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:49:20 +02:00
The Israeli left’s plot to save Netanyahu

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:46:08 +02:00
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox prefer a Jewish state to a democratic one, survey finds
Israel Democracy Institute’s Democracy Index finds under 10 percent of respondents trust the justice system, and 82 percent believe segregation from Arabs is necessary to preserve a Jewish identity

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 18:40:29 +02:00
Biden unveils plan to break pandemic cycle ravaging the U.S.
The Biden plan comes as a divided nation remains caught in the grip of the pandemic’s most dangerous wave yet. So far, more than 380,000 Americans have died

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 18:17:31 +02:00
Somber Tunisia marks 10 years since Ben Ali ouster in lockdown
Despite some gains from the revolution, a pall of disenchantment hangs over the country, marked by extremist attacks, political infighting, a troubled economy and promises unfulfilled

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 18:07:52 +02:00
Congressman says House looking to expel ‘depraved’ QAnon Congresswoman
Jason Crow also called Marjorie Taylor-Greene’s affiliation with conspiracy theories 'dangerous'

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 17:08:24 +02:00
Video of Jewish graves being vandalized in Israeli village circulates on TikTok
The police arrested a minor from a Bedouin community in the Negev desert and are looking for a Palestinian suspect from the West Bank

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 17:03:00 +02:00
Netanyahu’s lie in Nazareth shows the power of Palestinian citizens of Israel
Israel's prime minister distinguished between ‘good Arabs’ and ‘bad Arabs’ with the help of the city’s mayor - a ‘good Arab’ - who played his role well in this Orientalist scenario

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:39:25 +02:00
Israeli employer won't sign labor agreement with Palestinian workers
‘I know the Land of Israel belongs only to the Jewish people and if the law forces me to, I will stop employing them,’ Yamit Filtration’s CEO said, before apologizing for remark

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:28:03 +02:00
Russians don't trust their COVID vaccine – and a Jerusalem hospital is trying to profit from it
Since Pfizer and Moderna vaccines aren't expected to arrive anytime soon in Russia, Hadassah seeks to sell the Western vaccines there, but hospital director says won't use those meant for Israelis

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:53:24 +02:00
The six lowest points of Trump’s corrupt, racist, impeached, ignorant, incompetent clusterfuck of a presidency
As Trump’s chaotic, subversive term comes to a long-overdue close, here are six signature moments that define America’s worst president ever

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:51:17 +02:00
Israelis getting their second vaccine shot experience more side effects. Here's why
Experts explain that the side effects Israelis are experiencing after their second dose of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine – such as fatigue, headaches and muscle aches – are our immune system at work

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:22:58 +02:00
Reconstructed Ottoman structure in Israel raises hackles over politicization of archaeology
The stone structure over a river was built on top of a Roman bridge for a single use: Kaiser Wilhelm’s 1898 visit to the Holy Land

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:01:31 +02:00
Iran sent Yemen's Houthi Rebels 'suicide drones' that can reach Israel, report says
Tehran hopes to hit Israeli, American or Saudi targets, but have Yemen take the blame, says Mideast expert

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:51:04 +02:00
What exactly is the WHO coronavirus team in Wuhan looking for
China has firmly rejected calls for an independent outside investigation. The head of the WHO recently expressed impatience with how long China took to make necessary arrangements

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:39:10 +02:00
Wary of Biden tack on Iran, Israel revisits military options, newspaper says
The paper, Israel Hayom, did not cite any sources. But it went on to quote Defence Minister Benny Gantz as saying: 'Israel needs to have a military option on the table'

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:23:41 +02:00
Iranian redeployment in Iraq behind Israel's alleged Syria strike, sources say
Israeli intelligence officials worry Washington will lose interest in Iraq after Biden takes office. Latest attack attributed to Israel was much broader than previous ones

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:19:50 +02:00
The Utah monolith has an ancient history
For millennia, people have placed bizarre sculptures in nature, with no clear purpose or connection. Why?

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:48:40 +02:00
Lebanon enters 24-hour curfew amid lockdown as COVID cases soar
Many hospitals in Lebanon have reached maximum capacity for coronavirus patients and some have halted elective surgeries as they run out of beds, oxygen tanks and ventilators

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:27:31 +02:00
Deadly mix of pro-Trump extremists who stormed Capitol not backing down
Those who monitor online chatter say the threat of more violence by far-right fringe groups hasn't abated, though it has been tougher to track since the social media platform Parler went offline

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:14:44 +02:00
National Guard on 24-hour watch in U.S. Capitol after Trump supporters' siege
The D.C. police have said to expect 20,000 National Guard troops in Washington to secure the city before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Jan. 20

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:40:29 +02:00
How the fascist-friendly pro-Trump QAnon conspiracy theory led to insurrection
Q's 'Great Awakening' focuses around an authoritarian-style crackdown of Donald Trump's enemies

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:09:43 +02:00
Iran fires cruise missiles during naval drill, state media says
Various kinds of surface-to-surface cruise missiles successfully hit their targets in the gulf and northern part of the Indian Ocean, the report said

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:58:04 +02:00
Netanyahu’s overtures to Israel's Arabs are also aimed at his right-wing voters
The premier's strategy - smart, it must be said - is not merely intended to scrounge up another vote, and leftists will certainly not be able to complain

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:40:24 +02:00
Parler CEO says social media app, favored by Trump supporters, may not return
Hedge fund investor Robert Mercer and his daughter Rebekah Mercer and conservative commentator Dan Bongino are investors of the service

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 08:48:18 +02:00
Coronavirus turns collective living into business model for real estate firms
Coronavirus hasn’t killed the collective – it has turned it into a business model. Amid the pandemic, ‘co-living’ gains momentum in center of country

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 06:02:02 +02:00
Israeli family court breaks new ground in paternity law
Judge recognizes deceased man as father of baby born via sperm donor to woman with whom he shared a years-long relationship, but never married

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 05:51:55 +02:00
Netanyahu’s Ministry of Truth

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 05:08:01 +02:00
The truth and nothing but

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 03:35:11 +02:00
Impeachment or the 14th Amendment: Can Trump be barred from future office?
The 14th amendment was enacted after the Civil War to bar Confederates from holding public office and legal experts believe it provides an alternative path to disqualifying Trump. A closer look at uncharted legal territory

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 02:28:18 +02:00
Gantz, we’ll take it from here

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 02:11:38 +02:00
Haaretz cartoon

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 23:28:33 +02:00
Trump becomes first president in U.S. history to be impeached twice by the House
Majority of representatives back the Democratic-led effort, with 10 Republicans joining in, formally charging the president with inciting an insurrection in a vote held a week after a violent mob of his supporters besieged the Capitol

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 23:14:16 +02:00
Palestinian activist detained hours after protest, charged with assaulting Israeli soldier
Sami Huraini was apprehended at night at his West Bank home, long after he participated in a demonstration over the shooting of Harun Abu Aram during a confrontation with soldiers in the Hebron Hills earlier this month

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 22:15:00 +02:00
Coronavirus interrupted the school year, and many Israeli teachers expect students to fail
A first-of-its-kind Education Ministry survey, spurred by the pandemic, found that high school math, English and language teachers have yet to cover material for next month’s matriculation exams

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:42:01 +02:00
Adelson’s legacy: Israeli democracy can easily be bought
U.S. megadonor Sheldon Adelson wasn’t the first foreign businessman to corrupt Israeli politics, but he set a whole new standard

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:20:50 +02:00
Man wearing 'Camp Auschwitz' sweatshirt among those arrested for role in U.S. Capitol riots
Details of his arrest were still under seal at the time of his court appearance and he was released on his own recognizance

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:17:13 +02:00
McConnell racing away from Trump as impeachment vote nears
The McConnell revelations come as the Capitol increasingly resembled a heavily defended compound

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:00:27 +02:00
Archaeologists find oldest picture in the world. It’s a pig
Early modern human art turns out to abound in Southeast Asia. The artists painting the Sulawesi cave wall over 45,500 years ago may have been depicting a whole social interaction between warty pigs

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 20:43:38 +02:00
Full text of Trump impeachment resolution following U.S. Capitol siege
Full text of the article of impeachment against U.S. Presidend Donald Trump following the siege on the U.S. Capitol

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 20:32:43 +02:00
Netanyahu moves up plans to approve new U.S. Embassy building in Jerusalem
Israel rushes project onto city licensing agenda as sources say there is concern that Biden may slow U.S. Embassy building plans

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 20:20:14 +02:00
Israel and UAE to launch mutual tourist visa waiver program next month
Beginning on February 12, Israeli tourists will no longer need to pay $95 to visit the UAE, after the Emirates ratified the agreement

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 20:01:10 +02:00
Israel sees early signs that vaccination drive is slowing spread of coronavirus
Figures show that among those who have received first dose of vaccine, infections drop dramatically after two weeks

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:42:58 +02:00
Scholars have been vastly mistaken in filling the holes in our history
The standard way to estimating the missing length of ancient scrolls is wrong by as much as 1800 percent, Israeli scholars find. Why it matters if an ancient text is missing 6 inches or 6 feet

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:23:19 +02:00
Israeli settler leader, former N.Y. envoy Dani Dayan joins Gideon Sa'ar's party
Dayan says he joined Likud renegade Sa'ar 'out of a sense of commitment to a much-needed change of government'

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:59:28 +02:00
ADL urges an investigation of social media platform Gab for criminal liability in Capitol riots
Gab posts ahead of the riots reportedly gave directions on avoiding police and instructions on prying doors open

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:57:59 +02:00
In latest breach of nuclear deal, Iran starts research on uranium metal-based fuel
The 2015 agreement specifically prohibits 'conducting R&D on plutonium or uranium metallurgy,' which can be used in nuclear weapons

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:51:15 +02:00
Liberal U.S. Jews couldn't stand Adelson. Liberal Israelis wanted to replicate him
Sheldon Adelson didn't intend on creating a profitable media operation; the tycoon's aim was to achieve political goals he cared about, no matter the cost



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