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Wed, 17 Nov 2021 11:36:46 +02:00
Israel's Candiru hacking tools used against Middle East and U.K. sites, report says
According to cybersecurity firm ESET, hackers targeted websites from Iran Syria, Yeman and the U.K. using tools made by Candiru

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 11:22:38 +02:00
Sudanese migrants in Israel fear deportation after coup
Israel's normalization of ties with Sudan had raised fears among the migrants that they would be forced to return. Now, they dread being returned to a country under the control of generals blamed for past atrocities

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 10:03:04 +02:00
Israeli soldiers awoke, gathered and illegally recorded Palestinian minors
Israeli soldiers gathered and photographed 13 Palestinian children forcing them to 'say cheese' before snapping an illegal image

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 09:22:12 +02:00
Imperfect carvings in Egyptian pharaoh’s tomb may indicate: Interns messed up here
Some wigs on the 200 figures in Hatshepsut’s tomb in ancient Egypt were intricately styled, some were crude and one figure was left bald, for instance: Archaeologists think they know what happened

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 06:03:03 +02:00
Instead of reducing inequalities, Israeli middle schools are perpetuating them
Not only is the socioeconomic status of parents correlated with their children’s achievements in school, but Israel's education system upholds the relative advantage of students from stronger backgrounds

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 06:01:05 +02:00
Two UAE princes each got their own personal NSO spyware
Why does UAE - one country with a joint federal military, police and security force, need two separate NSO spyware systems held by two different leaders?

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 02:34:00 +02:00
Israel launches missiles at south Damascus building, Syrian state TV says
One of the alleged Israeli missiles was shot down and there were no casualties, reports Syrian state TV

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 23:48:04 +02:00
Israel's racists and ultranationalists deserve to be booed

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:54:23 +02:00
American UN envoy meets Gantz, urges Israel to avoid settlement expansion
The statements given by the ambassador are more specific than those given over the past several months, as they specifically single out settlements and evictions as undermining of the two-state solution

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:41:41 +02:00
New IDF open-fire rules hide an inconvenient truth

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:39:44 +02:00
After Glasgow, Israel's climate challenges can also be opportunities

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:32:37 +02:00
U.S. plans to proceed with sale of F-35 jets to UAE, official says
U.S. official says Washington still intends to sell the stealth fighters to the UAE, but there must be a clear understanding of 'Emirati obligations'

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:30:28 +02:00
Israeli blood drives drop LGBTQ-friendly wording amid pressure from religious groups
The forms donors fill out will once again say 'mother' and 'father' instead of 'parent 1' and 'parent 2,' though the Magen David Adom rescue service says the changes have no practical implications

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:26:23 +02:00
Booster shots put a halt to Israel’s COVID delta wave. Can they do the same in Europe?
As Europe witnesses a new spike in coronavirus cases, it can learn lessons from Israel's experience with boosters and lockdowns

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:03:37 +02:00
Spaniard Israel claimed was tied to six blacklisted Palestinian NGOs is not, military court says
After ministers say Spanish woman's plea deal proves designation of six Palestinian groups as terror organizations was justified, court reaffirms she had no ties to them

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 21:00:34 +02:00
What’s really behind the new Mossad chief's tech revolution
At least two of three top officials leaving Israel's spy agency are simply retiring, it’s not turmoil as some journalists say. The big news is the digital approach under new chief David Barnea

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 20:39:08 +02:00
Israel to recognize antigen COVID tests for international arrivals, instead of PCR
The policy change announced by the health minister will provide travelers a cheaper and quicker way of getting checked for the coronavirus upon entering Israel

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 20:26:43 +02:00
Iran resumes production of advanced centrifuges at top secret nuclear site, WSJ reports
Diplomats tell Wall Street Journal that Tehran has renewed production of advanced components at the Karaj site, which Iran said was attacked by Israel. UN inspectors are barred from the facility

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 18:32:39 +02:00
Israeli archaeologists find Hellenistic stronghold enthusiastically destroyed by the Hasmoneans
Those Maccabees, on their way to seizing the city of Maresha from the Hellenistic overlords, turned the stronghold into half a meter of ash

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 18:22:56 +02:00
Israel, Egypt discuss new proposal for prisoner exchange deal with Hamas
The details of the initiative, which has yet to be approved by the Israeli cabinet, are barred from publication. Cairo hopes to end stalemate in talks over releasing two Israeli citizens and the bodies of two soldiers held in Gaza

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 17:17:20 +02:00
Courts will decide fate of Israeli couple detained over palace photo, Turkish minister says
In first official comments on Israelis held on suspicion of espionage, interior minister makes no reference to any possible diplomatic solutions to couple's arrest

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 17:10:56 +02:00
Turkey offers to help Lebanon resolve diplomatic rift with Gulf nations
Dispute threatens to undermine Lebanon's new government after minister's comments on war in Yemen anger Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 17:00:27 +02:00
Israeli defense minister's new settlement aide isn't a settler, in first since 2015
After two pro-settler predecessors, Gantz appoints Avi Elimelech as settlement adviser, a position that has exerted major influence on Israel's settlement policies

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 14:48:17 +02:00
On the verge of political turbulence, Turkey is likely to ally with Israel in the near future
Despite new tensions over the arrest of an Israeli couple, Turkey remains a strategic regional actor with which Israel must find common ground. Lowering the hostility is in both sides' interest

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 13:39:02 +02:00
One man killed, another seriously injured while leaving funeral in Arab town
Violent crime in Israel's Arab community has taken 109 lives since the beginning of this year

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 13:23:14 +02:00
Israeli crime kingpin convicted of killing three bystanders in mob hit mishap
Yitzhak Abergil, the head of one of Israel's most notorious crime syndicates, was convicted for killing three people in an attempted assassination of a rival in 2003

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 12:24:11 +02:00
Shin Bet probed shooting at Arab police official's home, minister says
The security service investigated the shooting at the home of Maj. Gen. Jamal Hakrush, the head of the unit for fighting crime in the Arab community, because he is 'a symbol of the government,' Bar-Lev says

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 12:07:05 +02:00
Shin Bet chief met with Palestinian President Abbas in Ramallah
Ronen Bar, the new head of Israel's internal security service, discussed security coordination and the Gaza Strip with Abbas, as part of a series of meetings with key security officials in the region

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 11:19:54 +02:00
Libyan warlord Haftar announces presidential election bid
Haftar, commander of a force called the Libyan National Army, waged war on factions in the west after the country split in 2014

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 10:32:28 +02:00
Israel's energy minister says UAE oil pipeline deal should be scrapped
The agreement to ship the UAE oil from Eilat overland to Israel's Mediterranean coast poses environmental risks, 'does not benefit Israel's energy market,' says Yesh Atid's Karine Elharrar

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 10:00:55 +02:00
Israeli tour guides got crushed by COVID. Now they're reinventing themselves
When the pandemic decimated their industry, many tour guides had to find new ways of paying the bills. Now, some may never return to the old job

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:54:45 +02:00
Washington's changing Iran policy requires a new plan of action from Israel
The whole Mideast knows America has withdrawn, but attacks in Syria sting Iran

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:17:58 +02:00
Court delays testimony from ex-Netanyahu aide amid new corruption allegations
Nir Hefetz's testimony has been delayed to allow the defense team to prepare, after the assistant to another key witness, Arnon Milchan, revealed her boss bought expensive gifts for Sara Netanyahu

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 08:02:21 +02:00
Palestinian man shot dead by Israeli army during West Bank clashes
Islamic Jihad claims Saddam Hussein Bani Odeh, 26, as one of their own, after the man died after being shot in a firefight with the IDF during an arrest

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 06:00:11 +02:00
New Jewish neighborhood in West Bank threatens development of Palestinian town
Israel's Housing Ministry 'took advantage of a plan approved 30 years ago to dramatically change the heart of the West Bank,' says Hagit Ofran of activist group Peace Now

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 01:47:42 +02:00
When grazing the land means razing the land

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 01:43:53 +02:00
Israel's Bennett goes back to junior high

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 00:40:23 +02:00
With swastikas, yellow star, anti-vaxxers protest outside New York Jewish politician's office
Protesters display swastikas and a yellow star outside the office of a Jewish politician, Bronx Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 23:16:44 +02:00
Haaretz cartoon

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 21:53:09 +02:00
U.K. says Liverpool taxi blast was a bomb, raises threat level
Investigators said they were treating Sunday's explosion — which killed the suspected bomb maker and injured the cab driver — as a terrorist incident, but that the motive was unclear

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 21:38:19 +02:00
Iran is using nuclear talks to 'buy time,' Israel's Lapid tells Biden's envoy in Jerusalem
Top Israeli officials met with U.S. envoy on Iran, Robert Malley, and U.S. ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, as Washington prepares for another round of negotiations to revive the nuclear deal

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 20:00:21 +02:00
Three injured as settlers attack Palestinian farmers near evacuated settlement
Witnesses say settlers from a nearby outpost instigated the attack, and footage shows both Palestinians and settlers throwing rocks at each other. The police launched an investigation

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:29:15 +02:00
Netanyahu arrives in court in first since February, but trial could yet be delayed
Nir Hefetz's testimony could still be delayed after assistant to another key witness, Arnon Milchan, told police her boss and Australian billionaire businessman James Packer bought gifts for Sara Netanyahu, at her request

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:26:41 +02:00
The secret U.S. facility where Jewish soldiers interrogated Nazis
New Netflix documentary ‘Camp Confidential: America’s Secret Nazis’ tells the remarkable story of PO Box 1142. The film’s Israeli directors, Daniel Sivan and Mor Loushy, explain why so few people know this story

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:23:56 +02:00
When my daughter realized her Hello Kitty doll is still in Ramallah
Forat has endured five moves, from one continent to another, in her seven years of life. She has reached the age at which she needs a stable circle of friends, outside her family ■ Post #39

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:22:54 +02:00
Gantz to visit Morocco next week, in first for Israeli defense minister since normalization
Gantz will sign security cooperation agreements with the North African kingdom, Israeli defense officials say

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:16:43 +02:00
Video evidence proves they're innocent, but Israeli courts are in no rush

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:07:05 +02:00
Egypt introduces ban on unvaccinated public sector employees
Public university students are also barred from campuses if not vaccinated against COVID, according to government rules

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:02:56 +02:00
Palestinian doctor revives case against Israel over daughters killed in Gaza
Though Israel has long acknowledged that one of its tanks killed Izzeldin Abuelaish's daughters and niece in 2009, it argued that it does not have to pay damages since the killings stemmed from an 'act of war'

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 18:39:15 +02:00
Justin Bieber to perform in Israel on 2022 world tour
This will be Bieber's third performance in Israel, the only Middle Eastern stop on 'The Justice Tour'

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 18:32:08 +02:00
Shelved Canadian school guidelines encouraged balanced approach to Nazi history
Canadian Jewish groups will reportedly meet with Alberta Education Ministry officials following protests over controversial 'diversity guidelines'

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 18:08:49 +02:00
It's not antisemitic to protest Israel's ambassador. Just ask British Jews
When Israel’s ambassador to the UK, Tzipi Hotovely, spoke in London last week, the vocal protests were immediately slammed as antisemitic, and even compared to Kristallnacht. But many British Jews have harshly criticized Hotovely's racism and suppo...

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 18:01:10 +02:00
Government urges Miss South Africa to boycott Miss Universe pageant in Israel
Citing ‘atrocities committed by Israel,’ Arts and Culture Ministry says it won’t support Miss South Africa, Lalela Mswane, if she appears in the competition in Eilat

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:52:15 +02:00
Israel asked U.S. to pressure European, Arab countries to increase aid to PA
Defense Minister Gantz approaches Biden administration officials ahead of an international donor meeting in Oslo, in hope of staving off an economic collapse in the Palestinian Authority

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:49:09 +02:00
How do fruit bats survive in the city? Sheer chutzpah
Cross-adoption study in baby bats shows they get their boldness from mom – and it isn’t genetic, but they may get it in her milk

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:34:37 +02:00
Byzantine basilica with graves of female ministers and baffling mass burials found in Israel
The 1,600-year-old church gave rare prominence to clergywomen — and the later mass graves at the site may be evidence of a pandemic that crippled the Byzantine Empire, archaeologists say

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:17:22 +02:00
After losing to Iran, Jordan claims goalie on women's soccer team is a man
The Jordanian soccer federation has demanded an investigation into the matter after a loss in a Women's Asia Cup qualifier match

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:11:14 +02:00
Be’er Sheva hospital brawl shows Israel has 'crossed a red line,' mayor says
Sunday's violence in southern city 'is an existential war for Israeli society,' mayor says

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 16:19:48 +02:00
Danny Fenster, Jewish-American journalist sentenced to 11 years in Myanmar prison, is released
Fenster, who had lived and worked in Myanmar since 2019 and was a managing editor at Frontier Myanmar, had been detained at the airport while trying to leave the country on a visit to the United States in May

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 15:53:54 +02:00
In a cyber-compromised Israel, how do you get employees to take security seriously?
Amid a month of relentless cyberattacks on Israeli companies, a cyber awareness company tries to teach the country’s workers that attacks on their work computer can mean attacks on their families, too — and some riddles don’t hurt to bring the ...

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 15:43:55 +02:00
Turkey allows Israeli diplomat to visit couple detained on suspicion of espionage
The Israeli Foreign Ministry is sending Rina Djerassi, the head of the ministry’s consular division, to Istanbul 'to strengthen' Israel’s diplomatic staff and 'advance a number of consular issues'

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 14:42:12 +02:00
Hundreds of classified docs of elite Israeli intel unit mistakenly published on gov't website
As part of a legal proceeding conducted by an officer against the military, highly classified materials were published on Israel’s official court website after they were tagged as publicly available

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 14:31:10 +02:00
Netflix’s Palestinian collection: 5 must-see movies
Haaretz 21 presents recommendations for five Netflix films in its new Palestinian Stories category, that, while not necessarily easy to watch, should not be missed

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 14:13:48 +02:00
Birth after death: Should parents be allowed to harvest sperm of fallen soldiers
Most of our research participants wouldn't want their memory perpetuated by means of harvested sperm; some were revolted that their parents would allow the birth of a grandchild by means of an unknown woman

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 14:05:56 +02:00
Israelis detained in Turkey: What back channels can Jerusalem turn to
From Arab Israeli lawmakers to American Jewish organizations, these are some of the options Israel has in its talks with Ankara over the detained Oknin couple

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:52:08 +02:00
Israeli man gets life in prison for murdering daughter who wanted to marry a Muslim
The father, Sami Kara, was also ordered to pay $83,000 in compensation to his daughter's mother

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:35:11 +02:00
Israeli minister's stance against Palestinian family unifications gets state prosecutor backing
The law barring family unification of Israelis with Palestinians whom they marry expired, but the prosecutor’s office supports Ayelet Shaked’s stance that Israel should carry on as if it was still in effect

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:29:56 +02:00
From Modi to Yogi: The militant monk who could lead India to full Hindu theocracy
Inside the rise and rise of Yogi Adityanath, 49 year-old priest, chief minister of India's most populous state, sexist superpatriot and demagogue for a Muslim-hating, Hindus First worldview even more fanatical than Modi

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:12:21 +02:00
Is Gal Gadot a good actress? Maybe some day we’ll find out
Gal Gadot gets to do her kick-ass supermodel shtick, again, in the mega-budget ‘Red Notice,’ but another Netflix film, ‘Found,’ is far worthier of your attention

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:10:38 +02:00
Israel’s broken entry system for tourists – your questions answered
Allison Kaplan Sommer answers your most pressing questions about the online system for foreign tourists and visitors to enter Israel, which includes a giant loophole allowing unvaccinated foreigners into the country

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:03:46 +02:00
'Saudis can be next': Evangelical-Israeli who met MBS in his palace tells all
On this week's episode of Haaretz Weekly: Inside the story of Evangelical Christian diplomacy in the Arab world, and where Biden cant get a 'big win' in the Middle East. Also: How unvaccinated tourists can 'easily' enter Israel

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 12:31:01 +02:00
Christmas came early: Meet Santa Claus' official ambassador on earth
Issa Kassissieh has an unusual role: 'The official Holy Land Santa'

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 11:37:10 +02:00
Israel extracts ex-intel official from Colombia amid Hezbollah assassination plot, report says
The former intelligence official, as well as U.S. diplomatic personnel in Bogota, had been targeted for assassination by Hezbollah, Colombian daily El Tiempo reports

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 11:07:05 +02:00
Tourists vaccinated with Russia's Sputnik V to be allowed into Israel Dec. 1
Visitors will be required on arrival in Israel to have COVID antibody testing and a PCR test, and to quarantine until the results are received

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 09:24:58 +02:00
Tel Aviv evicts residents of working-class neighborhood after a decades-long battle
Some of the Givat Amal residents are barricading in their homes as police are trying to evict them

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 08:26:49 +02:00
Israel, spyware and corruption: NSO ties to Netanyahu, Bennett and other politicians
NSO's story is a political one which begins with Israel's prime minister, seeps down to other ministers and reaches the very heart of the culture and the actions of the government

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 08:24:36 +02:00
A tale of two Gazas: Power and luxury for Hamas, unlivable slum for the rest
How Israel's siege, and Palestinian disunity, feed both the ‘resistance’ prestige and extravagant lifestyles of Gaza's Hamas elite, while young Palestinians are literally dying to escape

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 00:28:01 +02:00
Israel must deal with settler violence sooner rather than later

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 00:17:35 +02:00
Israeli army loosens rules for firing at suspected gun thieves
Soldiers now will also be able to open fire when there are suspicions of weapons theft not only at bases and closed military zones but also at training areas

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 00:13:55 +02:00
Israel needs to stop using Arab towns as IDF training grounds

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 23:56:58 +02:00
Why can't Israel's left work with the Arab Joint List?

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 23:39:15 +02:00
Haaretz cartoon

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 23:29:42 +02:00
U.S., Israel join forces to fight ransomware attacks
The announcement of bilateral partnership follows a virtual meeting aimed at tackling ransomware, which was held at the White House last month with more than 30 countries, including Israel

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 22:13:15 +02:00
Four injured, 19 arrested in brawl outside hospital in southern Israel
The four were injured after a brawl between two families started

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 22:01:02 +02:00
Easier to blame arson than climate crisis for wildfires in Israel
While politically motivated arson happens and incendiary devices are thrown, since 2016 not a single indictment has been filed

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 21:31:52 +02:00
Opposing nuclear talks, Bennett won't meet with U.S. envoy on Iran
Robert Malley, however, will be meeting with officials at the Prime Minister's Office, Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 21:16:23 +02:00
CEOs and the government are teaming up against Israeli consumers

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 21:13:08 +02:00
Has Erdogan backed himself into a corner this time?
The arrest of an Israeli couple in Istanbul on suspicion of espionage didn’t surprise any Turks. After all, anyone on social media knows not to use the word 'Erdogan' in their electronic communications

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 20:51:40 +02:00
Israel's Health Ministry approves COVID vaccine for younger children
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has called on parents to have their children vaccinated, noting that his youngest son will be getting a shot

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 19:09:41 +02:00
Israel's Shin Bet head meets Egyptian security officials in first working visit
Ronen Bar, who stepped into office last month, discussed the ongoing situation in the Gaza Strip with his Egyptian counterparts

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 18:09:54 +02:00
He was supposed to replace Netanyahu this week. He’s lucky it won’t happen
If Benjamin Netanyahu had honored their 2020 deal, Benny Gantz would have become Israel’s 13th prime minister on Wednesday, in a hostile coalition with no real power. Instead, he'll have to play the long game

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 17:22:56 +02:00
Two Marty Markowitzes: A former Brooklyn borough president and a podcast host
'Shrink,' a new series, is based on the true story of an N.Y.C. psychiatrist who exploits and dominates the life of his patient, named Marty Markowitz, portrayed on screen by Will Ferrell

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 16:32:45 +02:00
This day in Jewish history: Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, an under-appreciated female composer, dies
By all accounts a brilliant musician, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel was always overshadowed by her brother Felix

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 16:30:14 +02:00
Israeli ministers back bill limiting PM's term to eight years
The bill does not apply retroactively and will therefore not apply to former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 15:59:02 +02:00
1,300-year-old murder mystery offers glimpse at history – and prehistory – of homicide
Frowned on over the ages and prohibited even before the Bible was written, homicide actually began even before our species did

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 15:34:47 +02:00
Kuwait's ruler pardons pro-democracy dissidents in long-awaited move
Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah cut the sentences of 11 politicians imprisoned for storming the country's parliament amid the 2011 uprising

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 15:32:45 +02:00
Acclaimed Israeli author Chaim Walder accused of sexually abusing ultra-Orthodox girls
'He said he was God - in those words - and that he would help me with what I needed,' one woman accusing Chaim Walder of abuse told Haaretz

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 15:26:20 +02:00
Police officer convicted of sexual assault of Jerusalem woman who reported robbery
The officer, who was found guilty of indecent acts and obstruction of justice, accosted a woman after she came to the station to report being robbed

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 14:29:28 +02:00
Hundreds of protesters, including minister, urge Israel to let Ethiopians into the country
Activists are concerned over the safety of those who remain in Ethiopia, awaiting decision on eligibility for aliyah, amid an ongoing civil war

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 14:23:30 +02:00
The company working to build a cancer drug with AI is opening a lab in Israel
DeepCure uses artificial intelligence to scan a molecule database to develop effective, safe medication while cutting down the lengthy traditional process



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