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To provide greater exposure to primary Israeli news sources and opinions in order to become better informed on the issues, and to gain a better understanding of the wide range of perspectives that exist in Israeli society and politics. Issue 989 • January 15, 2016 • 4 Shevat 5776

LIKUD CANCELS ONE-MAN PRIMARIES, DECLARES NETANYAHU close proximity to 's border with Gaza. VICTOR (Times of Israel 1/13/16) The party on Wednesday called off much-criticized leadership UNUSUAL ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE TARGETS TERROR CELL NEAR GAZA primaries, declaring Prime Minister the winner without BORDER (Ha’aretz 1/13/16) the formality of having him run as the sole candidate. The Israel Air Force struck a cell that was planting explosives in the northern Voting had been scheduled for February 23 but the party’s internal court , near the border fence, on Wednesday morning. Officials in Gaza accepted a petition from the Likud’s comptroller against holding the elections reported that one person was killed and three were wounded in the attack. due to cost. By canceling the primaries, the party is estimated to have saved Media in Gaza identified the man killed in the strike as Moussa Zeitar, 23. about NIS 4 million ($1 million). This is an unusual operation, considering the normally Earlier this week the Likud Central Committee unanimously agreed to go carries out air strikes only in response to rocket fire. Following the attack, the ahead with the vote next month, even after no challengers to Netanyahu IDF instructed farmers in the area to stay away from the border fence. announced their candidacy by the Sunday deadline. official Salah al-Bardawil said that the attack was "playing with fire" Some 100,000 voters would have been eligible to either cast a ballot for on Israel's part. He said Israel miscalculated by striking Gaza and added the Netanyahu, or a blank white slip, which would be considered the same as a attack was another crime by Israel against the Palestinian people. non vote, guaranteeing the prime minister a unanimous win in the poll. In October, a Palestinian was killed and three others were wounded by IDF The party had come under criticism for deciding to go ahead with the vote, gunfire in clashes near the border fence. A senior Israeli officer said that the which was derided as a North Korea-style farce and waste of money. Gazan who was killed was a member of a sniper cell that was attacked by In December 2015, the party’s powerful central committee voted to approve security forces. . Netanyahu’s request to move up the leadership primaries to February, which the prime minister argued would stabilize the governing coalition and its GAZA COURT SENTENCES 4 TO DEATH FOR “SPYING FOR ISRAEL” razor-thin majority. (Times of Israel 1/13/16) Opponents had argued that bringing forward the primaries instead of holding A court in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Wednesday sentenced four them closer to the next general elections could stymie attempts by potential to death on charges of spying for Israel, court sources said. competitors to run against the prime minister. The court said in a brief statement that a 23-year-old man from the Zeitoun A year ago, facing a shaky coalition, Netanyahu brought the leadership area south of Gaza City had been sentenced to death on espionage charges. primaries forward; in that instance, the aim was to prevent rival Gideon Sa’ar It did not provide his name. Three other men who “fled from justice” were from mounting a successful counterbid for the leadership. Sa’ar subsequently also found guilty in absentia, it said. pulled out of the race. A court source told AFP the four were convicted on “charges of spying for the Likud lawmakers Oren Hazan and Avi Dichter mulled runs against Netanyahu occupation”, including “surveillance” and providing information about cars and in the 2016 leadership primaries, but both declined to challenge him in the end. Israel Report is a Student Publication of

REPORT: HAMAS TERROR NETWORK TUNNEL ALMOST REBUILT Yair Knoller, Editor-in-Chief Zev Jarashow, Yosef Segal, Daniel Zolty, and Yonatan Kurtz, Editors (Arutz-7 INN.com 1/13/16) We are proud to be distributed by these institutions, though they do not necessarily support or condone The Hamas terrorist organization in investing great efforts and funds into any of the material published: rebuilding its terror tunnel network that was destroyed during Operation Anshei Chesed Cong., Boynton Beach, FL Hillel at California State University - Long Beach Bergen County High School of Jewish Studies Hillel at Columbia University Protective Edge, according to Haaretz, and the number of reconstructed Boca Raton Synagogue, FL Hillel at Johns Hopkins University tunnels is nearing the amount of tunnels connecting Gaza and Israel prior to Carmel School, Hong Kong Hillel at Yale University Chabad of Oak Park, CA Hillel High School, Deal NJ the 2014 operation. Cong. Agudath Achim, Bradley Beach, NJ Jewish Center of Teaneck, NJ Thirty-two out of 49 “terror tunnels” were identified and destroyed by IDF Cong. Ahavas Achim, Highland Park, NJ Kehillas Bais Yehudah Tzvi, Cedarhurst, NY Cong. Ahavath Achim, Fairfield, CT Kemp Mill Synagogue, Silver Spring, MD forces during Operation Protective Edge. Roughly one-third of the tunnels Cong. Anshe Shalom, Jamaica Estates, NY Mizrachi Shul, Johannesburg, SA were dug east of the security fence; on Israeli soil. Cong. Beth Aaron, Teaneck, NJ North Shore Hebrew Academy HS, NY Cong. Beth Shalom, Monroe Twp, NJ Suburban Torah Center, Livingston, NJ Citing Haaretz, i24 news reported Tuesday that while it is unclear how many Cong. Bnai Yeshurun, Teaneck, NJ The Learning Shul, Columbia, SC tunnels were rebuilt and how many were newly dug, the number of currently Cong. Ohr Torah, Edison, NJ Woodsburgh, NY Minyan existing tunnels most likely is similar to their number before Protective Edge. Cong. Rinat Yisrael, Teaneck, NJ Young Israel Bet Tefilah of Aberdeen, NJ Cong. Sons of Israel, Allentown, PA Young Israel of Brookline, MA Reports that Hamas has been restoring its “terror tunnel” network are not Cong. Zichron Mordechai, Teaneck, NJ Young Israel of East Brunswick, NJ news to the Israeli government. MK Omer Bar-Lev (Zionist Union) said as Cong. Zichron R. M. Feinstein, Brooklyn, NY Young Israel of Fort Lee, NJ Delray Orthodox Synagogue, Delray Beach, FL Young Israel of Hancock Park, CA early as May of 2015 that Hamas "has returned to digging tunnels and one or East Denver Orthodox Synagogue, CO Young Israel of Holliswood, NY more of them have crossed the border fence, attacking the sovereignty of the Flatbush Park Jewish Center, Mill Basin, NY Young Israel of Houston, TX Harvard University Library Young Israel of New Hyde Park, NY State of Israel." Hebrew Academy of Long Beach, NY Young Israel of North Woodmere, NY In August of last year, the IDF revealed that Israeli security forces had Hillel at Baruch College Young Israel of New Rochelle, NY Hillel at Brandeis University Young Israel of Sharon, MA arrested a Hamas terrorist for actively planning tunnel terror attacks from YI Shomrai Emunah, Silver Spring, MD within the Gaza Strip. We encourage our readers to subscribe to our sources on the internet. For more information or to Gaza Division officers also reported seeing construction work and digging in subscribe by e-mail, reach us at [email protected] 2 homes to help Israel plan alleged assassinations. information via email lists. The suspects also created a telephone hotline Hamas, a terror group sworn to Israel’s destruction, took over the Gaza Strip which they termed “The line of Defense” which people were able to call in to in 2007 after a battle with , which runs the Palestinian Authority. Eighty and receive the information regarding the enlisting men. Last night during a death sentences have been given in Gaza since that date. raid, police garnered evidence and seized documents and computers that The Islamist group has previously carried out executions against those link the suspects to these crimes. accused of dealing with Israelis, with the killings sometimes taking place in Local Jerusalem court extended their detention for an extra five days and public squares. Under Palestinian law, collaborators, murderers and drug placed a publicity ban on the names of the accused. Following their arrest, traffickers can face the death penalty. tens of haredi extremists protested outside the Jerusalem court on Wednesday morning, blocking the street that lead to the court. GERMANY TO LEASE ISRAELI DRONES FOR 580 MILLION EUROS Five haredi men were arrested for disturbing the peace and attacking an (Israel Hayom 1/13/16) officer during the protest. German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday announced plans for the army to lease Heron TP drones from Israel Aerospace ISRAELI STUDY USES GOLD PARTICLES TO “SEEK AND DESTROY Industries rather than buy Predator B drones from U.S. defense contractor ARTERY BLOCKAGES (Times of Israel 1/13/16) General Atomics. Israeli researchers are developing a novel method to treat life-threatening Inspector General Volker Wieker, chief of staff of the Germany armed forces, blockages in arteries, using gold nanoparticles to “color” potential problem favors the Israeli drones which like the Predator B can be armed, government areas, and possibly even to treat them. sources said, adding that Germany planned to lease between three and five A recent study by scientists at Bar-Ilan University examines the use of gold drones from 2018. The unmanned aerial vehicles are to be stationed in Israel nanorods to help treat atherosclerosis — a vascular disease in which artery and will cost about 580 million euros ($630 million). walls thicken over time due to build-up of plaque in the blood vessel. These "This is about drones that can be armed, that will be standard in the future," fatty blockages can eventually cause heart attacks and strokes. von der Leyen told reporters. "It is important for the protection of soldiers," One of the major problems with treating atherosclerosis is the identification of she said, adding she would provide more information once the contracts had the disease. Researchers are tackling this problem by taking advantage of been agreed. one of the chief characteristics of atherosclerotic build-ups: they are rich in Germany already has three earlier versions of the Heron reconnaissance macrophages, a type of white blood cell that ingests foreign substances. drone which are deployed in Afghanistan. They are maintained by Airbus and Gold nanorods, meanwhile, have unique optical properties that allow them to cannot be armed. be detected using laser scanners. When injected into the body, the nanoparticles are absorbed by ‘SHALOM, SIRI!” IPHONE ASSISTANT TO LEARN HEBREW (JPost macrophages, essentially lighting up problem areas and allowing a fast, low- 1/13/16) risk, non-invasive diagnosis, after which doctors can decide how to best New immigrants slave away for years at ulpan to perfect their Hebrew. All proceed with treatment. Apple’s virtual assistant, Siri, will require is a software upgrade. Prof. Dror Fixler, who is leading the research, noted that “tests offered today Websites testing the beta version of Apple’s next mobile software upgrade, include ultrasound, CT scans and MRI, but these are costly, not readily iOS 9.3, reported that it includes support for Siri, who is available and include ionizing (and thus damaging) radiation. Our test already able to interpret voice commands and reply verbally in 18 languages method is non-ionizing.” and dozens of dialects. The update will also include support for Malay and Finnish. ISRAEL WELCOMES NEWEST SUBMARINE (Israel Hayom 1/12/16) Apple introduced Siri more than four years ago with the advent of the iPhone Still water runs deep, they say in the Israel Defense Forces when describing 4s, and has gradually expanded her repertoire to include a variety of the stealthy power of Israel's submarines. But this week, with Israel marking commands, from setting an alarm or reminder to retrieving information from the arrival of its fifth vessel -- the INS Rahav -- there will be less stealth and the Internet. more fanfare. The submarine was to be welcomed in Israel with an elaborate The lack of Siri functionality in Hebrew has been a sore spot for Hebrew- ceremony on Tuesday. speakers, who have been able to use Hebrew voice-activated features on The event, which was to take place at the base in , was to their Android phones since 2011. Microsoft’s virtual assistant, Cortana, still be attended by President Reuven Rivlin, Prime Minister Benjamin does not offer Hebrew. Netanyahu, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. and outgoing Navy Because Hebrew has a relatively small number of global native speakers, it is Commander Vice Adm. Ram Rothberg. As part of the ceremony, a fleet of seldom among the top priority languages for tech companies putting products Israeli vessels including the existing four submarines, missile boats and naval on the market. commando ships were to escort the latest addition to its docking place. According to foreign reports, the latest submarine will provide Israel with THREE HAREDIM ARRESTED FOR CAMPAIGN AGAINST IDF second-strike capabilities in the event of a nuclear confrontation, making it an ENLISTMENT (Israel National News 1/13/16) essential component of Israel's deterrence mechanism. Three haredi men were arrested on Wednesday on the suspicion that they The INS Rahav, the fifth of a planned six Israeli submarines, left the shipyard conducted a campaign to convince other haredi men to not enlist in the IDF. in Kiel, Germany, in mid-December. The submarine is carrying 50 crew The suspects reside in Bnei Brak and Beitar Illit respectively. members, including a senior Israeli Navy officer. According to the accusation, the three suspects publicized the identities and The new Dolphin-class vessel traveled 5,550 kilometers (3,450 miles) from personal information of haredim who were planning to enlist, calling them Germany to Haifa, stopping 430 kilometers (270 miles) off the coast of Israel derogatory names and infringing upon their privacy. It is also believed that to honor the INS Dakar, an Israeli Navy submarine that sank there in 1968 the three suspects campaigned against the organizations that were with a crew of 69 on board. The fourth submarine, the INS Tanin, held a responsible for helping the haredi men enlist. similar memorial service on its way to Haifa when it arrived last September. As is prominently done in haredi culture, the suspects published the At 68 meters (223 feet) in length, both the Rahav and the Tanin are longer information and statements via street placards. They also publicized the than the Israeli Navy's older submarines (57 meters, or 187 feet). Both 3 feature air-independent propulsion systems, which allow them to stay IMPENDING LIFTING OF IRAN SANCTIONS WORRIES ISRAEL (Alex underwater for significantly longer than conventional submarines without Fishman, YNet 1/12/16) resurfacing, using fuel cells to supplement their diesel-electric engines. January 15 will mark the end of the international sanctions regime, which has "With a second AIP sub, Israel has seriously bolstered its naval capabilities," been in place since 2007 through a series of decisions by American an Israeli Navy official said. Presidents George W. Bush and Barak Obama, legislation passed by the US A senior defense official said recently that the Israeli Navy plans to make do Congress and in the European Union, and resolutions passed by the UN with five submarines, and that once the sixth German-made sub is delivered Security Council. These sanctions were put in place in an effort to hinder and in 2019, the oldest submarine still in service will be decommissioned. thwart Iran's nuclear program. Dolphin-class submarines are multipurpose vessels capable of carrying out a The American administration and the EU have already begun preparing the diverse range of missions. The Rahav is equipped with state-of-the-art public for the diplomatic move: US Secretary of State John Kerry and his surveillance and countermeasures systems, allowing it to avoid detection by European counterpart, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, have enemy vessels, as well as satellite communications capabilities and other announced over the past few days that the lifting of the sanctions would be systems for electronic warfare, making it one of the most advanced done "in a matter of days." submarines in the world, the naval officer said. The decision to lift the sanctions is based on a report from IAEA inspectors Each Dolphin-class submarine costs around $500 million, a third of which submitted to world powers last month that confirmed Iran was indeed was sponsored by the German government. meeting its commitments to dismantle its nuclear capabilities, in accordance These submarines serve as the long arm of the Israeli Navy and, according with the agreement it signed with the P5+1 group of nations - the US, the UK, to foreign reports, provide Israel with second-strike capability in the event of a China, France, Russia, and Germany. nuclear conflict, making them an important element of Israeli deterrence. In light of the impending lifting of the sanctions, the regime in Tehran Israeli submarines carry out covert missions on a daily basis. announced it plans on rehabilitating the outdated Iranian military, which desperately needs to update and upgrade its weapons systems. KNESSET SPEAKER TO UN’S BAN: CONDEMN IRAN’S HOLOCAUST The first country to get in line to do business with Iran is Russia. DENIAL CARTOON CONTEST (JPost 1/13/16) A security delegation from Moscow is in the process of finalizing talks with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon must publicly condemn and directly the Iranian government, which began in March 2015, on the sale of Sukhoi address Iran's Holocaust denial, Knesset Speaker wrote in a Su-30 fighter jets (considered the counterpart of the American F-15 jets) and letter to Ban Wednesday. advanced Yakhont (P-800 Oniks) anti-ship cruise missiles to Tehran. The letter came in light of an international Holocaust cartoon contest, Iran and Russia are also discussing the possibility of including in the arms sponsored by the Tehran municipality. The winner of the competition will deal advanced T-90 tanks, currently used by Russian forces in Syria. receive a $50,000 cash prize. The event is expected to draw in participants In addition, the two nations discussed restarting the production line of T-72 from 50 countries, according to Iran's semi-official IRNA news agency. tanks, which were built by the Russians in Iran in the past. Edelstein expressed his outrage about the contest, writing: "There are no Next month, Iran will receive the first shipment of the advanced aerial words strong enough to describe the contempt and profound disdain of the defense system S-300. The Iranians had purchased four units of the anti- State of Israel, the Israeli people and many others the world over, to Iran's aircraft S-300 system, which were removed from service in the Russian insistent Holocaust denial...despite its false facade of tolerance toward the military, and have already received all of the supporting systems at the end of Iranian as well as World Jewry." 2015, including the radar system. "The current President of Iran does not differ from his notorious predecessor, Also in line are the French, who are negotiating the sale of Dassault Rafale Ahmadinejad, and like him, does not even attempt to conceal Iran's intent to fighter jets with the Iranians. eliminate the State of Israel," he wrote. The EU and the US are in a rush to lift the sanctions because of the Iranian Edelstein also pointed out that Iran sponsors acts of terrorism across the elections in February. The White House believes removing the sanctions, world. "As head of an organization that in 2005 adopted the brave resolution and the flow of cash expected as a result, could help bolster President to establish January 27th the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, I Hassan Rouhani against the hardliners being supported by the Revolutionary ask that you exert your moral authority through public condemnation of the Guard Corps. Iranian policy and by addressing this matter directly with Iran, as well," Senior Israeli officials, meanwhile, have accused the American administration Edelstein wrote to Ban. of ignoring - knowingly and intentionally - the military aspects of the sanctions Edelstein also wrote to all 120 MKs, asking them to join a coordinated social removal, saying Washington did not put any pressure on the Iranians on the media campaign on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, to express development of strategic weapons - like long-range ballistic missiles capable their disgust at Holocaust denial. The Knesset Speaker asked lawmakers to of carrying a nuclear warhead. post a photograph from the time of the Holocaust and write about what The Iranians, it turns out, conducted two tests of ballistic missiles with a remembering the Holocaust means to them. range of 1,800 kilometers, and even presented an underground depot of "We see repeated anti-Semitic phenomena around the world," he wrote. "At these missiles. this time, there will be an international contest with prizes for caricatures Iran has been barred of arming itself with missiles that can carry meant to deny and ridicule the Holocaust." unconventional warheads in the framework of the international agreements it Edelstein also instructed Knesset staff to set up a photo exhibit on signed. Despite that, the American administration rejected Congress' demand International Holocaust Remembrance Day. to condition the removal of the sanctions on supervision over the "The age in which the Protocols of the Elders of Zion and Der Strumer are manufacturing of ballistic missiles in Iran. over. The Jewish People and its leaders must counterattack against the lies. Israel views the public missile experiments conducted in recent months by We cannot be quiet in light of increasing anti-Semitism and trends of hatred Iran as a move meant to test international reaction - particularly the American towards the Jewish people," Edelstein said. one. President Obama's decision not to press Tehran on this issue Last week, Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon sent a formal letter to Ban, encourages the Iranians to continue chipping away at these international demanding that he condemn Iran’s anti-semitic cartoon competition, agreements meant to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. scheduled for June. By the way, it's unclear whether putting this issue on the UN Security 4 Council's table would do any good: The Russians have already said they closer links with the Jewish state. would veto any decision on Iran's ballistic missiles program. Closer to home, despite Israel’s criticism of the European Union’s double standards when it comes to conflict management, according to Carlos WHY BDS CAN’T WIN (Barry Shaw, Arutz-7 INN.com 1/13/16) Moedas, the European commissioner for research, innovation and science, In January, 2016, a group of emergency relief experts from Indonesia joined who also visited Israel in January 2016, Europe cannot do without Israel. their counterparts from India and Sri Lanka in a six day disaster and Speaking with Israel’s President, Reuven Rivlin, he said, “I love this country. I emergency education seminar in Israel hope the cooperation between Israel and Europe will increase. For us, and This is part of a major new initiative between the Jewish state and Muslim- for our scientists, it is extremely important. During my tenure I hope to be majority states outside the Middle East. here for you, because you have been here for us in terms of everything in Organized by Project Interchange – an educational institution within the science and innovation.” American Jewish Committee – they visited several centers in Israel dealing He went on, “I want to be a little bit of your voice in terms of the great people with trauma, emergency management and medical rehabilitation. I have met here and the many innovators and entrepreneurs. The drive and Iswar Abidin, a disaster management consultant from Jakarta revealed his energy that you have in this country to create businesses is unique and is an reaction when he received the opportunity to visit Israel. example to Europe. I am here to tell you that I hope this cooperation will “It was very shocking, but I said to myself ‘OK, let’s do it!’ I think it’s increase. For us, and our scientists, it is extremely important.” something new and challenging.” Israel has received 330 research grants with a value of up to three million For Trinimala Ningrum, the secretary-general of the Indonesia National Euros from the European Union. Two hundred of these grants went to the Platform for Disaster Risk, all she had ever heard about Israel was war and Hebrew University and the Weitzman Institute alone. To get this money you terrorism. This was echoed by all of the mainly Muslim delegates who have to be uniquely good at what you do. As Carlos Moedas explained, the admitted they had to google Israel and Judaism to learn about the country EU knows how to turn money into knowledge; it is less good at turning they were about to visit. knowledge into money. This is where Israel excels. There were over one Asian countries don’t carry the baggage of anti-Semitism that some thousand five hundred new start-ups established in tiny Israel in 2015. European countries have. Some of the participating countries are reaping Moedas is the overseer of the EU’s Horizon 2020, the world’s largest public the benefits of working with Israel in agricultural, water management, soil research program. Israel only came on board in 2014 and is already a prime management and disaster relief projects. component and contributor to this European research platform. The delegation’s visit to the Barzilai Medical Center was an eye, and heart, This is one of the reasons why NASDAQ, the world’s second largest stock opening experience. Dr. Hezi Levy, the center’s medical director, explained exchange announced a joint venture with the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange the issues of running a hospital under emergency conditions such as (TASE) to build a private market for Israeli companies who are not yet ‘ripe’ prolonged terrorist and rocket attacks and dealing with the four essential enough to go public. This will greatly assist Israeli companies as they grow needs of a disaster situation – cooperation, coordination, leadership and from start-ups to fully-fledged enterprises and IPOs. training. If the aim of BDS was to ruin Israel economically, the nail in their coffin came As she left the hospital, Ningrum explained that she had never heard the with the official announcement that Israel’s debt burden fell to below 65% in impact of the conflict from the Israeli side before. 2015. The debt burden compares how much a country owes its creditors to The impact of gaining a different understanding of Israel was considerable for the size of its economy. The debt burden drops when economic growth is the participants. Until then, everything had been one sided. larger than its budget deficit. Israel’s deficit came out at 2.15% of GDP. Muhammad Ali Yusef, the Chairman of the Climate Change and Disaster Israel’s debt level is far below that of most advanced economies which Management Institution of the Nahdlatul Ulama – the largest independent average above the 100% debt-to-GDP level. Islamic organization in the world – said he hoped to organize an event where The improving strength of Israel’s economy is bad news for BDS. he could tell the Indonesian National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction of For all the money and effort they are putting into attacking Israel their findings in Israel. Victor Rembeth, the national manager of the economically with their boycott Israel campaigns, this is the clearest Indonesian Disaster Resource Partnership, said, “We Indonesians are indication yet they are losing their strategic economic battle against Israel. blessed with your story and are going to tell it.” BDS is for idiots! In Rembeth’s view, the benefit of the seminar showed “how things can work” with the program’s “people-to-people approach” which has the potential to change the relationship between Israel and Indonesia. There is a burgeoning connection between China and Israel. It is based on a Chinese appreciation and respect for the Jewish state. When I visited China, people expressed their appreciation of China and Israel as being countries proud of their ancient and historic cultures. They told me that they look on Israel as “the Einstein Country.” Their initial interest in Israel was academically focused. They were in awe of Israel’s advancements in mathematics and science and were keen to discover what set Israel apart. Chinese academics and entrepreneurs have no interest and little patience with the anti-Israel brainwashing and propaganda that has entrenched Western campuses. They find nothing here that will advance China’s march to the future. What they do find positive and attractive is Israel’s accomplishments in essential fields of agriculture, medicine, science and technology-based industries and the commercial benefits to be derived from Israel’s brilliance in innovation. It is Israel’s ingenuity that attracts the Chinese and no amount of BDS nonsense will detract them from forging

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