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Tue, 5 Oct 2021 11:49:30 +03:00
Toilet with possible air fresheners found in First Temple-period Jerusalem
Discovered in the ruins of an Iron Age palace overlooking the Old City, the toilet and its septic tank were hewn into the bedrock

Tue, 5 Oct 2021 11:06:08 +03:00
Serious COVID illness drops as Israel seems to exit delta wave
Number of serious cases and deaths reaches two-month low, data shows, as Israel continues its mass campaign of third vaccine doses

Tue, 5 Oct 2021 10:14:30 +03:00
The problem with Jon Stewart’s new Apple TV show
‘The Problem with Jon Stewart’ sees the liberal icon return to our screens, but his Apple TV+ show (and podcast) is still a work in progress

Tue, 5 Oct 2021 09:56:03 +03:00
Israel buys 30 million low-cost rapid COVID tests for students
In bid to acquire millions of tests quickly, Israel has dropped local-validation requirement

Tue, 5 Oct 2021 09:53:51 +03:00
Murdered Israeli teen was buried alive, suffocated to death
The main suspect is a 49-year-old Israeli who worked as a nurse at a psychiatric institution near Haifa, where Yael Melnik had been hospitalized before

Tue, 5 Oct 2021 07:43:31 +03:00
Israeli officials to urge 'painful' sanctions from Biden if Iran abandons nuke talks
A visit to Washington by Israel's national security adviser, Eyal Hulata, will allow the two allies to share intelligence and develop an assessment of how far Tehran's nuclear program has advanced

Tue, 5 Oct 2021 05:59:15 +03:00
Iran's Cyprus assassination attempt should come as no surprise to Israelis
While the far-reaching ops to halt Iran's nuclear activities could almost always be justified, Israel's public bragging almost never is

Tue, 5 Oct 2021 02:14:43 +03:00
Haaretz cartoon

Tue, 5 Oct 2021 01:24:05 +03:00
How long will German-Israeli ties last without Angela Merkel?

Tue, 5 Oct 2021 01:05:27 +03:00
Nir Barkat, answer the 'Pandora Papers' questions

Tue, 5 Oct 2021 00:37:39 +03:00
Senator Rand Paul delays vote on Iron Dome aid to Israel
Republican Rand Paul, one of the greatest critics of foreign aid in Washington, argues that the Iron Dome funding should come from proposed assistance to Afghanistan, thwarting unanimous agreement

Tue, 5 Oct 2021 00:25:14 +03:00
Israel claims that the Palestinian village of Walaja doesn’t exist

Tue, 5 Oct 2021 00:01:08 +03:00
Israel's top court proposes compromise to prevent Sheikh Jarrah eviction
Under the proposal, three families residing in Sheikh Jarrah and face eviction would be recognized as first-generation protected tenants, meaning they would continue to enjoy the status for two more generations

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 23:39:35 +03:00
These Jewish N.Y.C. schoolteachers want a religious exemption from the city’s vaccine mandate
The vast majority of New York City educators were vaccinated before Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the mandate August 23, and most of the rest have been vaccinated since

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 23:34:32 +03:00
Israeli bus companies remove ad on settler violence amid right-wing pressure
The ad relates to an attack on residents of the Palestinian village of Khirbet al-Mufkara in which property was damaged and a 3-year-old boy injured

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 21:28:23 +03:00
The Israeli military won’t eradicate crime in Israel's Arab communities

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 21:04:15 +03:00
Defense official: Mission to uncover intel on MIA navigator Ron Arad was unsuccessful
Mossad Chief David Barnea reportedly deemed the operation as a 'failure' ■ Bennett's office says 'the mission was a successful one,' and 'spreading any other information is an utter lie'

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 20:20:56 +03:00
Israel is rushing to declare victory over COVID. It may be too soon
The public and government are seemingly no longer interested in the coronavirus. But that doesn’t mean COVID-19 is done with Israel, especially when the country's borders fully reopen

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 19:55:42 +03:00
Iran to press on with developing contentious reactor, nuclear chief says
The Arak heavy water reactor could produce the plutonium required for Iran to build a bomb, but has only been operating at one-tenth capacity after the nuclear accords were signed in 2015

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 18:30:22 +03:00
One man, one vote

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 17:45:01 +03:00
Judge survives smear campaign to remove him from Beirut blast probe
Judge Tarek Bitar, who sought to question Hezbollah's allies, was warned by a senior member of the Iran-backed movement that the group would have him removed

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 16:52:48 +03:00
How can you keep your customers safe when you're hit by a cyberattack? An Israeli startup has an answer
Panorays defends against supply chain attacks, in which hackers can attack one supplier and then target its customers through less secure elements in the supply chain

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 16:39:45 +03:00
Bennett: Mossad agents went on courageous mission to get intel on missing navigator Ron Arad
As Israel's parliament resumes its winter session, Bennett is heckled by Likud lawmakers who called him a 'crook' and a 'liar' and were removed from the plenum ■ Netanyahu blasts PM for handling of COVID crisis

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 16:24:41 +03:00
With new COVID policy, Israel redefines what it means to be vaccinated
Starting today, Israel's Green Pass, which grants access to public spaces, won't be available to over a million Israelis who received their second vaccine shot more than six months ago. The reason: waning immunity

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 15:42:57 +03:00
As the climate warms, Earth is losing its shine, literally
Some forecast that warming oceans would spur evaporation and create light-reflecting cloud cover. Actually, Earth is trapping even more energy from the sun

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 14:34:33 +03:00
‘Some progressives will only talk with us about Israel if it’s not in public’
In an interview on the Haaretz Weekly podcast, former Labor lawmaker Stav Shaffir discussed her attempts to contact prominent U.S. progressives, and why Bennett was wrong to ignore the Palestinians in his UN speech

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 14:28:02 +03:00
'The job wasn’t completed in 1948. The land wasn't emptied of Arabs'
Veteran Israeli filmmaker Avi Mograbi’s latest documentary draws on soldiers' damning testimonies to expose the Israeli occupation. Don't expect to see it on Israeli TV or at any local film festival

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 14:25:18 +03:00
LISTEN: They were devout Christians in South Africa. Then they discovered Judaism and moved to Israel
The incredible story of hundreds of Afrikaners who converted to Judaism and left South Africa to move to Israel. Also: the progressive Democrats who are willing to meet Israeli left-wing politicians – but not in public

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 14:08:00 +03:00
Top court orders Israel to review entry policy for children born abroad to Israelis
Interior Ministry said children of Israelis born abroad could visit the country as long as their parents commit to registering them in the population registry, binding them to military service

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 14:04:34 +03:00
Tel Aviv to let more grocery stores open on Shabbat
The move is opposed by store owners and religious city councilors, who say the higher number of permits to be issued is disproportionate to the city's needs

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 13:55:38 +03:00
Prosecutors try to reverse acquittals in Hariri blast case at Lebanon Tribunal
Prosecutors say judges of the lower chamber didn't fully assess circumstantial evidence in the case, when they acquitted two men last year

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 13:41:39 +03:00
Talks on Gaza hint at progress in Hamas-Israel prisoner-swap deal
High-ranking Hamas delegation likely to show flexibility in Egyptian-mediated talks with Israel on return of civilians, soldiers' bodies, after boost by recent Israeli-Egyptian leaders' confab

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 13:29:00 +03:00
Arab mayors slams Israel's 'bad decision' to enlist Shin Bet to fight crime
While Bennett said that Israel's army would also help suppress crime, defense officials 'do not believe' it is legal to involve army forces in police operations that involve Israeli citizens

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 12:42:17 +03:00
'Pandora Papers': Jordan's king says luxury homes were kept hidden for security reasons
The Royal Hashemite Court argued the luxury properties King Abdullah owns in the United States and Britain were not a secret, adding privacy and security reasons were behind not disclosing it

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 12:09:06 +03:00
Israel's president warns legacy of the Holocaust 'under threat' in Europe
Israeli President Isaac Herzog raised concerns ahead of an upcoming visit to Ukraine over the growing spread of Holocaust revisionism in Europe: 'Memories are not simply forgotten – they are erased, or even rewritten'

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 11:46:36 +03:00
Swedish 'Mohammed' cartoonist Lars Vilks killed in police car crash
Lars Vilks stirred worldwide controversy in 2007 with drawings depicting the Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog. He had been living under police protection since the drawings were published

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 11:07:51 +03:00
Israel: Iran tried to kill Israeli businesspeople in Cyprus
Bennett's spokesman says gambling tycoon Teddy Sagi, who reportedly fled Cyprus following a tip-off from local authorities, 'was not the target' of an assassination attempt, while Iran calls allegations 'baseless'

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 10:57:27 +03:00
Serious COVID cases in Israel at two-month low; further drop in key metrics
Israel's COVID cabinet decided against relaxing restrictions as new Green Pass regulations come into effect, requiring a booster jab

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 10:07:19 +03:00
Ukraine is breaking the Soviet silence about Babi Yar’s 33,000 murdered Jews
When Israel’s president visits the memorial outside Kyiv where Nazis executed 33,000 Jews in two days, he will be paying tribute to a tragedy held in common by Jews and Ukrainians, despite Soviet efforts to obliterate its memory

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 10:05:45 +03:00
Shin Bet involvement in Israel's fight against Arab crime threatens civil rights
The decision to enlist the security service in combatting a civil issue can fly by quietly for most Israelis, who want to see the Arab minority restrained. But for Arabs, the Shin Bet is already ever-present anyway

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 09:38:01 +03:00
Taliban raid suspected Islamic State hideout after Kabul mosque bombing
The raid follows a bombing outside the Eid Gah mosque that killed five civilians. While no one claimed responsibility, suspicion quickly fell on the local Islamic State affiliate

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 06:20:26 +03:00
Jerusalem park sets example for dealing with environmental crises, green group says
Jerusalem’s Gazelle Valley Park meets the standard for implementing nature-based methods to solve ecological crises, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature says

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 06:07:49 +03:00
Panel opposes Arab judge's Supreme Court candidacy over meetings with 'terror supporters'
The judicial panel shifted its position on Judge Khaled Kabub's nomination after allegations surfaced that he met with 'people who encourage terror attacks.' Kabub, who would have been the first-ever permanent Muslim justice, denies any wrongdoing

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 06:05:06 +03:00
Israel's Shin Bet security service can help curb crime in the Arab society. But at what cost?
The government's decision to utilize the Shin Bet to deal with organized crime in civilian population could create a permanent rift between the agency and Arab citizens

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 06:03:07 +03:00
Gantz refuses to appoint Israel Aerospace Industries board’s choice as CEO
Gantz hopes to elect his former coalition partner Amir Peretz as the head of the board, who would in turn approve an air force officer who served with him in the IDF as the CEO of Israel's largest defense industry firm

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 03:50:00 +03:00
If not for peace with the Palestinians, then for democracy

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 03:29:55 +03:00
Israel holds hearing on E1 construction plan without Palestinians objectors
Dozens of Palestinian villagers who object to the construction project in the West Bank's E1 area were told just hours prior they could attend it in person

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 02:37:51 +03:00
Minister greenlights inquiry into submarine scandal involving Netanyahu associates
The defense and justice ministries have been working on a plan to establish an independent panel which will look into suspected misconducts by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's acquaintances

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 00:44:04 +03:00
The front lines of antisemitism are in the Diaspora, not in Israel

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 00:33:56 +03:00
Israel needs to deal with its Jewish terrorists

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 23:47:49 +03:00
Israel's Shin Bet, military will have limited role in fighting Arab crime, sources say
According to sources from the committee, the army was surprised to learn of its role and the incoming Shin Bet chief said its role would be restricted to helping the police with intelligence and technological matters

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 23:47:19 +03:00
Haaretz cartoon

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 23:04:27 +03:00
Israel's COVID cabinet rejects easing restrictions amid waning infections
The COVID cabinet, convening for the first time in a month, postponed their decision on whether to exclude open venues – including restaurants and gyms not located in enclosed spaces – from the Green Pass program

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 23:01:11 +03:00
Meretz ministers meet Abbas: We will block 'steps on the ground' to kill two-state solution
Senior Palestinian Authority officials are pushing the Meretz ministers for a series of mainly economic demands amidst a moribund diplomatic process with Israel

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 20:17:14 +03:00
Israel is promoting urban renewal. But some will pay a hefty price
Tenants opposing the national urban renewal project are perceived as extortionist and greedy, but many stand to lose millions and even their livelihood

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 18:19:21 +03:00
Jordan's Abdullah, Syria's Assad continue renewal of ties in first phone call in ten years
The phone call was the latest step by Jordan's King Abdullah to normalize relations with Syria, after years of supporting Western-backed rebels hoping to oust Assad

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 16:41:19 +03:00
Thousands rally in support of Tunisian president after alleged coup
The president plunged Tunisia into a constitutional crisis in July by suspending the elected parliament, dismissing the prime minister and assuming executive authority

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 15:42:06 +03:00
This day in Jewish history: First English woman wins automobile race
Dorothy Levitt, daughter of London-born Sephardi Jews, lived fast, died young and left a ravaged corpse.

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 15:08:55 +03:00
Five civilians killed after bomb hits Kabul mosque during funeral of Taliban official's mother
Three suspects have been arrested. Though no group claimed responsibility, attacks by Islamic State-affiliated militants against the Taliban have increased since their takeover of Afghanistan

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 15:04:00 +03:00
Tel Aviv – The city that crushed me
When the management company asked me whether I wanted to renew the lease on my old but charming Tel Aviv apartment, I was filled with relief. Then came the price tag

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 15:00:42 +03:00
These Israeli techies struck it big overnight. Then the problems started
Newly rich Israeli tech founders open up on how their lives have changed after making 'life-changing' amounts of money, what they spend it on, and give advice on how to stay sane

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 14:49:34 +03:00
Shin Bet, military to be involved in fighting Arab crime, Bennett-led panel decides
In the inaugural meeting of the government's committee to fight violence in the Arab community, the prime minister says he expects Arabs to 'cooperate fully' with authorities

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 14:30:30 +03:00
Algeria accuses France of genocide, recalls ambassador amid visa spat
The sharp escalation in tensions between the North African country and its former colonial ruler follow France's decision to cut down visas given to Algerians and Moroccans by half

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 14:03:13 +03:00
A Palestinian stone house, its Jewish occupants, and the ancient city buried underneath
For decades, Israeli couple Miri and Ilan Shalev lived peacefully in a Jerusalem house built by Palestinians who fled during the Nakba, unaware of the archaeological history hiding under their feet

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 13:56:32 +03:00
U.K. professor who called Jewish students ‘pawns’ of Israel fired over comments
University of Bristol says David Miller, who said Jewish students who protested his comments are 'used as political pawns by a violent, racist, foreign regime,' ​didn't meet 'the standards of behavior we expect from our staff'

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 13:35:07 +03:00
Israel's new COVID pass: Everything you need to know
All Israeli Green Passes currently in use were meant to expire on Sunday, but due to technical glitches on the Health Ministry's website, Israelis will have a few more days to get them reissued. Who is eligible for the new pass, and how can they get ...

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 12:59:41 +03:00
Israeli force paints over mural in Arab city commemorating Temple Mount police shooters
Police unit covered up overnight a mural depicting the men who carried out a 2017 attack that killed two officers in Jerualem. The mayor said the wall is private property, and therefore his staff wasn't authorized to remove the mural

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 12:14:09 +03:00
Why is Israel at war with the Palestinian flag?
From the first intifada to Sheikh Jarrah, Israel has targeted the key symbol of the Palestinian national movement: Its flag. And that obsessional, zero-sum, jingoistic antipathy is stronger than ever

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 12:12:13 +03:00
Palestinian officials say U.S. seeks to reopen Consulate serving East Jerusalem after Israel approves budget
Israel hopes to foil the Biden administration's plans to reverse Trump's 2018 move, one of several that strained Washington's relations with the Palestinians. The reopening is expected within weeks, officials say

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 11:57:51 +03:00
Egypt's flag carrier starts direct flights to Tel Aviv, in first since 1979 peace accord
The Cairo-Tel Aviv flight is the first official EgyptAir arrival in Israel. The route, which joins other new regular flights between Israel and the UAE, Morocco and Bahrain, will run four times a week

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 11:56:12 +03:00
Figures continue to drop as Israel's COVID cabinet set to meet after a month
The coronavirus cabinet is set to meet as Israel's Green Passes expire for people who have not received their booster shots or were vaccinated less than six months ago

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 11:41:22 +03:00
An Israeli in Afghanistan, armed with a camera
The return of Taliban rule to Afghanistan rekindled Israeli photographer-videographer Yoray Liberman’s memories of his perilous journey to the embattled country

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 10:18:20 +03:00
At 34, this Israeli-Arab surgeon is an expert in one of medicine’s most prestigious spheres
She dreamed of being an astronaut, but Salma Abo Foul did what was expected of her – and became a physician. She’s not alone: Arabs and Druze, who make up about 20 percent of Israel’s population, constitute almost half of recipients of medical ...

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 10:12:47 +03:00
Advanced spyware from Israel's Candiru discovered on Russian, Turkish, Palestinian computers
The highly-targeted malware is sold by the Israeli firm to clients who use it to spy on journalists, dissidents and others, cybersecurity company ESET says in new report

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 09:52:00 +03:00
Israel charges Palestinian jailbreakers with escaping, no security offenses
The six, five from Islamic Jihad and one from Fatah, escaped from Gilboa Prison last month, prompting a two-week manhunt. Five other inmates were charged with aiding them in the escape

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 06:05:34 +03:00
Israel requires recovered COVID patients to get the vaccine, but experts differ
More than 1 million Israelis have recovered from COVID and while experts agree that a single vaccine dose increases their protection level, questions about the level of protection remain open

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 06:02:29 +03:00
Violence against Palestinians on the rise amid Israel's 'hands-off' approach in West Bank
In a bid to avoid confrontations with the West Bank settlers, the Israeli army permitted allowed them to 'let off steam' - and the cases of violence against Palestinian have risen accordingly

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 04:52:23 +03:00
Iran asked U.S. to unfreeze $10 billion before restarting nuclear talks, FM says
The United States used intermediaries at the United Nations last month in an attempt to make contact, Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 02:38:33 +03:00
When the Israeli general met the Palestinian farmer

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 02:32:12 +03:00
Israel's milk shortage is absurd

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 01:39:24 +03:00
A chance for Israeli officials to realize: Arabs are not a security threat
As the Arab community sees a crime surge, an Israeli governmental panel for combatting the violence is set to convene. The Arab public demands funds to be allocated and police to step in

Sat, 2 Oct 2021 23:32:07 +03:00
Haaretz cartoon

Sat, 2 Oct 2021 22:48:17 +03:00
Bennett's committee for fighting crime in Israel's Arab community to convene for first time
The committee is likely to face a backlash over Shin Bet involvement, but may have a better chance at succeeding than previous attempts because of increased funding pledged to the Arab sector in coalition agreements

Sat, 2 Oct 2021 21:54:40 +03:00
Left-wing Israeli ministers to meet Palestinian President Abbas
Senior Palestinian Authority officials are pushing the Meretz ministers for a series of mainly economic demands amidst a moribund diplomatic process with Israel

Sat, 2 Oct 2021 21:46:08 +03:00
Israel's health minister not expected to back new restrictions in COVID cabinet meeting
Key indicators continue to suggest Israel's current COVID outbreak is shrinking, as Israel's Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz defies ministry officials' calls for restrictions

Sat, 2 Oct 2021 21:28:12 +03:00
Arabs across Israel mark October 2000 anniversary amidst rising violence
A civil rights organization demanded 'an independent examination of the failures of the investigation of all the acts of killing of Arab citizens,' as the death toll in the community in Israel reached 95 for the year

Sat, 2 Oct 2021 19:57:01 +03:00
The Israeli left’s perfect excuse to be feeble

Sat, 2 Oct 2021 19:29:35 +03:00
Head of UN's Palestinian refugee agency warns of 'existential' budget crisis
UNRWA chief calls for urgent funding of $120 million, saying education for 550,000 children and health care for thousands at stake

Sat, 2 Oct 2021 19:08:07 +03:00
Body of 17-year-old girl found buried at Israeli construction site, suspect arrested
The suspect for murder was employed at the psychiatric institution in which the girl was previously hospitalized

Sat, 2 Oct 2021 18:34:25 +03:00
Trump requests U.S. judge force Twitter to reinstate his account
The former U.S. President's account was suspended after the January 6 insurrection on the Capitol, with Twitter claiming that Trump violated their policy barring 'glorification of violence'

Sat, 2 Oct 2021 18:26:26 +03:00
Hundreds march in West Bank to demand water for Palestinian village after settler attack
The protest was joined by two lawmakers and called for Israel to provide running water to Khirbet al-Mufkara, days after masked settlers attacked the isolated village

Sat, 2 Oct 2021 18:14:02 +03:00
'A sort of private police': Private security guards attack Israeli cops in Arab city
The brawl broke out during an arrest in Kafr Qasem, after the private security company attempted to obstruct the arrest of another person

Sat, 2 Oct 2021 17:55:18 +03:00
'Urban oasis': Lakes are becoming the latest trend of Israel's real estate market
While it’s very hard to buy or build apartments in Israel right on the Mediterranean shore, it’s possible to create a small lake on an open space and sell apartments across from it that boast a lake view

Sat, 2 Oct 2021 08:36:45 +03:00
Arab man shot dead in Haifa, the 95th killing in communal violence this year
Israeli police believe that the killing of 39-year-old Mahran Mughrabi is criminally motivated

Sat, 2 Oct 2021 08:00:01 +03:00
Shimon Peres was never a leader
Five years after Shimon Peres' death, it's time to ask what motivated the man who filled every senior public position in Israel

Sat, 2 Oct 2021 06:26:43 +03:00
'A new experiment': Qatar holds first legislative elections
The Shura Council has no control over executive bodies setting defense, security, economic and investment policy for the small but wealthy gas producer, which bans political parties

Sat, 2 Oct 2021 00:27:02 +03:00
Sorry friends, secularism cannot be considered Judaism

Fri, 1 Oct 2021 23:52:18 +03:00
Mexican president asks Bennett to extradite ex-official with links to Israeli NSO spyware
Tomás Zerón, who is being sought on charges of torture and covering up the abduction of dozens of students, may have connections with Israeli NSO Group that sold the Mexican government spyware during his time in office

Fri, 1 Oct 2021 22:31:33 +03:00
A popular new curse word in Israel: ‘Ashkenazi’

Fri, 1 Oct 2021 22:22:01 +03:00
Demand for a safe room spiked during the latest Israel-Gaza war. But how much does it cost?
May's Gaza fighting brought home the fact that more than two million Israelis lack a safe room. Experts offer tips on building one and how to make use of it year-round



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