Free Ahed Tamimi!

Started by yankeedoodle, December 25, 2017, 10:31:46 AM

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yankeedoodle


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMWuk_mi5kw



Free Ahed Tamimi!
http://samidoun.net/2017/12/free-ahed-tamimi/

Ahed Tamimi, 16 years old and a prominent activist in the occupied Palestinian village of Nabi Saleh, whose courage along with that of her family in standing up to armed Israeli soldiers, land confiscation and settlement construction stealing the resources and even the well of their village has become world-renowned, was seized by occupation soldiers who invaded the Tamimi family home on the morning of 19 December 2017.

Ahed's father, Bassem, posted on Facebook that Ahed was targeted for arrest after she was attacked by Israeli media after she protested occupation soldiers in Nabi Saleh who shot a 14-year-old boy in the head with a rubber-coated metal bullet; the boy, Mohammed Tamimi, is in a medically-induced coma. Tamimi reported that the soldiers violently invaded the home, hitting Ahed's mother, Nariman Tamimi, and siblings, and confiscating phones, cameras, laptop and other electronics. Ahed was taken away by the occupation soldiers to an unknown location.

Ahed has become internationally known for her defense of Palestinian rights under occupation, including her defense of her younger brother when he was seized by an occupation soldier and regular protests against land confiscation targeting Nabi Saleh and other villages around Ramallah. She has spoken internationally, including in Turkey, South Africa, and in the European Parliament in a conference earlier this year on women in Palestinian resistance, where she spoke alongside Leila Khaled, Sahar Francis and several members of parliament.

Ahed's visa to the United States in early 2017 was put under "administrative review," when she was to participate in a tour across the U.S. with writer and activist Nadya Tannous and Black liberation activist and minister Amanda Weatherspoon on Palestinian-Black solidarity and joint struggle. The lengthy delay and effective visa denial meant that Ahed was unable to join the tour live.

Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network denounces the arrest of Ahed Tamimi and Nariman Tamimi, the latest of over 450 Palestinians arrested by Israeli occupation forces following U.S. President Donald Trump's declaration of recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Issa Qaraqe of the Palestinian Prisoners Affairs Commission stated that approximately half of those detained, like Ahed, Abdul-Khalik Burnat and Fawzi al-Junaidi, are children. There are hundreds of Palestinian children jailed by Israel and frequently subject to beatings, abuse, and interrogations without parents or lawyers present in violation of the law. We urge people of conscience around the world to take action to demand freedom for Ahed and her fellow detained and jailed Palestinian children in occupation detention centers, interrogation centers and prisons – and for Nariman Tamimi and all detained and imprisoned Palestinians.

The resistance of the Palestinian people has never been quelled by arrests or repression, and it must be clear that we, around the world, stand alongside the Palestinian people as they defend Jerusalem and their entire land and people under attack. This includes standing with detained and jailed Palestinian prisoners in their struggle for liberation for themselves, their people, and their occupied homeland.

TAKE ACTION:

For supporters in the US: Call your member of Congress to support H.R. 4391, the Promoting Human Rights by Ending Israeli Military Detention of Palestinian Children Act. Tell them specifically about Ahed's arrest, and urge them to act for her release. Click here to tell your member of Congress to support the bill. Tell them to pressure Israel to free Ahed and other detained Palestinian kids.

For international supporters: Call your government officials and demand action for Ahed Tamimi and other Palestinian child prisoners, and freedom for Nariman Tamimi.

Call your country's officials urgently:
Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop: + 61 2 6277 7500
Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland: +1-613-992-5234
European Union Commissioner Federica Mogherini: +32 (0) 2 29 53516
New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs Murray McCully: +64 4 439 8000
United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson: +44 20 7008 1500
United States President Donald Trump: 1-202-456-1111

Call your nearest Israeli embassy and let them know that you know about the detention of Ahed Tamimi in Nabi Saleh and other Palestinian child prisoners. Demand Ahed, her mother Nariman, and the other detained children be immediately released. Contact infomation here: https://embassy.goabroad.com/embassies-of/israel

Join one of the many protests for Jerusalem and distribute this post and other news about Ahed and the Palestinian prisoners. Get others involved in the struggle for Palestinian freedom! Build the campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel and complicit corporations like HP and G4S.


yankeedoodle

QuoteAhed is expected to appear again in court tomorrow, December 25.     


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO0BSF0Z5Ao





Israel has transferred Ahed Tamimi to three different detention facilities in the last five days even though she has not yet been charged with a crime
http://mondoweiss.net/2017/12/transferred-detention-facilities/

The recent arrest of 16-year-old Ahed Tamimi by Israeli soldiers from her family home in the West Bank town of Nabi Saleh has sparked protest around the world and refocused light on Israel's unjust treatment of Palestinian children.

In the five days since her arrest, Israeli authorities have attempted to coerce confession from Ahed, a minor, without access to a lawyer or a parent (her mother Nariman was herself arrested when she arrived to accompany her daughter during questioning); moved her from the occupied West Bank across the 1949 armistice line, also known as the "Green Line," in contravention of international law; and transferred the sleep deprived teenager between at least three different detention centers and prisons.

All of this and Ahed has not yet been charged with a crime.

Ahed's father Bassem Tamimi spoke about his daughter's current situation to Palestinian human rights defenders Manal Tamimi of the Nabi Saleh Popular Committee, Issa Amro of Youth Against Settlements and Ariel Gold, of U.S.-based social justice organization CODEPINK; who conveyed the information to Mondoweiss.

Upon her arrest, she was held in an Israeli police station in the West Bank, where according to a Facebook post from her father, she refused to cooperate with interrogators.

From there, Ahed was moved to the infamous Moscobiyeh detention center in West Jerusalem, at which point Israeli authorities violated multiple statutes of the Fourth Geneva Convention which clearly characterizes deportation of protected persons from occupied territory into the occupying state as "unlawful deportation" — though this practice is typical in Israel's handling of prisoners.

Today when she appeared at Ofer military court for a hearing on her release, it was revealed that Ahed's night at Moscobiyeh was spent in total isolation inside a cold cell.

"This interrogation center and prison is notorious for its underground dungeon cells and torture techniques, including against children," Ariel Gold of CODEPINK told Mondoweiss.

The horrors of this prison were recently portrayed in depth in the film Ghost Hunting by Palestinian-French director Raed Andoni — where sexual harassment, abuse and torture are staples of the interrogation process.

Ahed was then moved to Hasharon prison in northern Israel, which consists of three sections, according to prisoner solidarity organization Addameer.

A section for children designated security prisoners, another for children designated criminal prisoners and a section for Palestinian women prisoners. It previously included a section that housed a large number of Palestinian children 16 years and under together, in the same population, with Jewish Israeli criminal prisoners. The children were in such constant danger of violation and harassment by the adult prisoners that eventually this section was closed.

Currently Ahed is being held in the Ramlah prison outside Jaffa, and at her court appearance today it was revealed that her cell has cameras pointed at it constantly, day and night. Ramlah prison is generally considered a transfer point for Palestinian detainees, suggesting Tamimi may be moved yet again before her next court appearance tomorrow on December 25.

Based on her physical appearance in court, her family and supporters believe she has "not been allowed sunshine, a shower or proper food during her detention" at any of the facilities.

She looks tired and worn out from the constant transfers, a technique often used by Israel to break down prisoners.

There already exists a global movement that is infuriated by the detention of Ahed, but more so as her treatment by Israeli prison authorities worsens.

"Israel's actions against a 16-year-old girl amount to torture under international law. Ahed, Nariman and Nour are a specific threat to Israel because they are strong women and girls leading a popular uprising against a military occupation. It is a movement that is supported around the world and cannot be stopped," CODEPINK's Ariel Gold told Mondoweiss. Nour Tamimi is Ahed's 21-year-old cousin, arrested by the Israeli military the day following Ahed's arrest.

Palestinian human rights defender Issa Amro said in a statement to Mondoweiss: "The Israeli occupation arrested Ahed Tamimi and her mother and cousin to revenge the soldiers' pride and honor and masculinity."

"Arrests and detention will not make Palestinians, especially the women of Nabi Saleh, give up," Amro added.

Ahed is expected to appear again in court tomorrow, December 25.



yankeedoodle


yankeedoodle

Brave little blonde goy girl in the custody of evil black jewess.

yankeedoodle


yankeedoodle

Indefinite detention for a slap.   <:^0

QuoteAhed was arrested last month after a viral video showed her hitting two Israeli soldiers. The teenager's mother has also been ordered to be held until the trial in the high-profile case that has put the family at the centre of a propaganda war between Israelis and Palestinians.

"I found no alternative other than to order her detention in custody until the end of proceedings," the judge ruled, referring to 16-year-old Ahed. "The gravity of the offences of which she is accused does not allow an alternative to custody."

Israeli judge denies bail to Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/17/israeli-judge-orders-palestinian-teenager-ahed-tamimi-to-be-held-in-custody

maz

Quote from: yankeedoodle on December 27, 2017, 10:58:52 AM
Kike threatens rape - as usual

https://twitter.com/EdgeofSports/status/944669404419248128?s=09

I wanted to read the context of that quote but NYT removed the article. I was able to find it on Archive.org, but it only brings up the article for a brief time and the you get "Hrm. Wayback Machine doesn't have that page archived.
Want to search for all archived pages under https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/12/20/world/middleeast/ ?" and the page goes away. Weird.

I am not even sure why the NYT removed the article because the context doesn't seem to imply rape. It seems to imply that child activists should be abducted and imprisoned away from the cameras. That's bad enough, so maybe they don't want their readers having an Israeli official openly admitting that they should arrest children for activism.

Anyways, here's most of the article:

https://web.archive.org/web/20171229130324/https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/12/20/world/middleeast/ap-ml-israel-palestinians-soldiers-kicked.html

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NEBI SALEH, West Bank — The curly haired Palestinian teenager is seen walking up to two Israeli soldiers standing near the entrance of her house, and she can be heard telling them to leave. She then pushes and kicks both soldiers who casually fend off the blows.

Then she slaps one soldier hard in the face.

Now, the 16-year-old girl from the village of Nebi Saleh is being celebrated by Palestinians as a hero and symbol of a new generation after confronting the two soldiers in a melee caught on a video that has been widely watched.

In Israel, the soldiers' decision not to react to the seeming provocation by Ahed Tamimi, a blonde firebrand, has stirred a debate about deterrence and drawn allegations that the army was humiliated.

Three days after the Friday confrontation, amid an uproar in Israel, Tamimi was arrested from her home in a pre-dawn raid and now faces charges of attacking soldiers.

She was led in leg shackles to an Israeli military courtroom where a judge reserved a decision on whether to keep her without bail. He ordered her held for five more days, a decision that was appealed by her defense lawyer.
Continue reading the main story

"Stay strong, stay strong," her father Bassem, a veteran activist, shouted from the spectators' section.

The sharply conflicting Palestinian and Israeli interpretations of the widely viewed video clip highlight the deep rift between the two societies, at a time of heightened tension over the status of contested Jerusalem, the centerpiece of the long-running conflict.

Earlier this month, President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital, setting off widespread protests by Palestinians who seek the city's Israeli-annexed eastern sector as a capital.

Trump has said his statement did not define the boundaries of Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem, but his move was seen by Palestinians as a sign of pro-Israel bias. In response, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said the U.S. can no longer be a Mideast mediator.

Nebi Saleh is a village of about 600 people, most of them members of Tamimi's extended family. For eight years, villagers along with Israeli and foreign activists have protested weekly against Israeli policies in the West Bank.

The Israeli military said Friday's protest turned violent, with about 200 Palestinians throwing stones at soldiers. Several people entered a local house, with the consent of the owners, and continued to throw stones, the army said.

Soldiers entered the house, removed the stone-throwers and stayed at the entrance to prevent others from entering, it said. At that point, several Palestinians emerged from the house and began to "violently provoke the soldiers," the army said.

Bassem Tamimi said that minutes earlier, soldiers had fired a rubber bullet from close range at 15-year-old Mohammed Tamimi, a cousin of Ahed and a frequent guest in the Tamimi home. Rubber-coated bullets are commonly used to disperse crowds. While considered nonlethal, they nonetheless can be dangerous.

The teen remained in intensive care Wednesday after surgeons removed the bullet that had entered from his mouth and lodged in his brain, said officials at Ramallah's Istishari Hospital. The patient was alert after extensive surgery and would likely recover, they said.

Bassem Tamimi said his daughter was upset about the shooting when she approached the soldiers. The army confirmed using rubber bullets to disperse what it called a violent demonstration but said it had no information on the boy who was shot.

The video shows Ahed Tamimi and a young woman walking toward the two soldiers. Tamimi tells the soldiers to leave. She pushes and kicks them, and then slaps one of them.

On social media, Palestinians celebrated Ahed as a hero in widely distributed cartoons. In one, she is shown in a Joan of Arc-like pose, raising a Palestinian flag, framed by her easily recognizable mane of blonde curls.

Ahed has made headlines in the past, including in 2015 when she bit the hand of a masked Israeli soldier who was holding her now 14-year-old brother Mohammed in a chokehold during an attempted arrest. A video of the incident that was widely watched, earning her an invitation to meet with the Turkish president.

In Israel, the military said the company commander involved in Friday's incident "acted in a professional and restrained manner."

Others were sharply critical of the soldiers.

"When I watched that, I felt humiliated, I felt crushed," said Miri Regev, an Israeli Cabinet minister and former military spokeswoman. She called the incident "damaging to the honor of the military and the state of Israel."

Palestinians and international rights groups have longed alleged that Israeli troops frequently use excessive force against Palestinians.

Ben Caspit, a journalist for the Maariv daily, praised the soldiers for not reacting, but called for retaliation against the Tamimi family.

"In the case of the girls, we should exact a price at some other opportunity, in the dark, without witnesses and cameras," he wrote.

Others said the soldiers were placed in a difficult situation since a video showing them hitting or arresting a teen-age girl could potentially have invited more international criticism.

The detention of Tamimi also highlighted the issue of arrests of Palestinian minors.

Defense for Children International-Palestine, a local group, said 331 Palestinians under the age of 18 were held in military detention as of May, according to the most recent statistics released by Israeli authorities. It said that in 2016, an average of 375 minors were in detention each month.

The Israeli military was unable to provide data on the number of minors it is holding.

It said, however, that "unfortunately, in recent years, many minors, sometimes very young, have been involved in violent incidents, incitement and even terrorism. In such cases, there is no choice but to take steps, including arrest, interrogation and prosecution." It said the military does everything possible to "ensure that the rights of the minors are respected."

yankeedoodle

#7
Here's a quote from a Mondoweiss article, where I found this information. 

Quotehttp://mondoweiss.net/2017/12/journalist-unspeakable-backpedal/ 
Prominent Israeli journalist Ben Caspit caused international furor last week, when he wrote in his Maariv article that "in the case of the girls, we should exact a price at some other opportunity, in the dark, without witnesses and cameras".

Caspit has certainly felt the heat in response to his insidious suggestions, and probably began fearing not only for his reputation, but possibly for his job, which besides Maariv also includes the respected Al-Monitor. Israeli activist Ofer Neiman tweeted: "He can't have it both ways– writing for a liberal peace-oriented outlet and inciting rape/murder/violence."   

They've got a real problem with this little girl.  Lots of links to articles here, including information that 1) the jews shot the face off of her cousin, and 2) the jews were on her property, and 3) the jews hit her first.  http://mondoweiss.net/?s=ahed+tamimi

To contrast the treatment Ahed is getting, here's a story from West Virginia about a woman trying to throw cops off of her property. 
Quote"She was on her own property, and the allegations were that she was disrespectful to police, but we deny that allegation," Shaffer said. "Furthermore, it is not a crime to voice displeasure with police on your own property."
http://www.wboy.com/news/crime/harrison-county-teacher-has-charges-dismissed-remains-suspended/932638102

http://www.wboy.com/archives/harrison-county-teacher-arrested-after-disorderly-conduct-incident-in-school/864546338 

maz

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yankeedoodle

Here's an excellent 32-minute podcast, from Spanish radio - Radio Exterior de Espana (REE) - describing Ahed's plight in prison on her 17th birthday.  http://mvod.lvlt.rtve.es/resources/TE_SEMIF01/mp3/1/4/1517385561241.mp3

QuoteCharlotte Kates, lawyer, activist and international coordinator of Samidoun, the Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, talks about Ahed Tamimi, the Palestinian girl whose image has been seen around the world slapping an Israeli soldier on her property in the village of Nabi Saleh.  Today [31/01/18] this girl activist is in prison awaiting trial at an Israeli military court.  It is her 17th birthday. http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/audios/emision-en-ingles/english-language-broadcast-about-ahed-tamimi-31-01-18/4447384/#

yankeedoodle

US Comedian Sarah Silverman: Jews Must Stand Up for Ahed Tamimi
https://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/US-Comedian-Sarah-Silverman-Jews-Must-Stand-Up-for-Ahed-Tamimi-20180217-0002.html

Silverman, who is a Jewish descendant, became the latest high-profile U.S. celebrity to lend her support to the imprisoned Palestinian girl.

U.S. Comedian Sarah Silverman, who comes from a Jewish family, has publically come out in support of iconic Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi, making her the latest high profile celebrity to support the jailed 17-year-old.

"Jews have to stand up EVEN when — ESPECIALLY when — the wrongdoing is BY Jews/the Israeli government," Silverman, who supposted progressive U.S. senator Bernie Sanders for president, wrote in a tweet in which she shared a link to Amnesty International's campaign calling on Israel to free Tamimi.


maz

Haha that's funny; I almost think that Silverman is trolling. When has she ever stood up for anyone else who was being persecuted by Jews or Jews in Israel.

What else could be at play here?

yankeedoodle

Quote from: maz on February 19, 2018, 12:17:46 PM
Haha that's funny; I almost think that Silverman is trolling. When has she ever stood up for anyone else who was being persecuted by Jews or Jews in Israel.

What else could be at play here?

Looks like you're right, Maz.  Bitch is just creating controversy to amuse herself, most likely.

QuoteThe comedian is no stranger to an online backlash, as recently as last month she drew scorn for an Instagram post that showed her nephew Adar in an Israeli army uniform.

'Pimping for terrorists'? Sarah Silverman attacked for saying Jews must denounce Israeli wrongdoing
https://www.rt.com/news/419272-sarah-silverman-criticism-israel/

yankeedoodle

She was forced to plea-bargain.

Ahed Tamimi jailed for 8 months after slapping Israeli soldier
https://www.rt.com/news/421941-ahed-tamimi-plea-bargain/?utm_source=browser&utm_medium=aplication_chrome&utm_campaign=chrome

Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi will serve eight months in prison for slapping an Israeli Defence Force soldier. The 17 year old reached a plea bargain Wednesday after serving three months in detention.

Tamimi was arrested on December 19 for assaulting an Israeli soldier after troops shot her 15-year-old cousin Mohammad Tamimi in the head at close range with a rubber bullet. Footage of the confrontation went viral and the teenager's subsequent arrest and detention has garnered international attention, with many seeing her as the poster child for Palestinian resistance against Israeli occupation.

Tamimi's trial in military court began on February 13. The Military Court of Appeal rejected a request to have the hearing in public, which Tamimi's attorney said would deprive her of a fair trial.

As part of the plea bargain, Tamimi will plead guilty to four counts of assault, Haaretz reports. She faced 12 charges, including assault and incitement, and could have been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

The Tamimi family have long been prominent Palestinian activists. They live in Nabi Saleh in the West Bank, and take part in weekly demonstrations against the expansion of the nearby Israeli settlement, Halamish. Israel has gradually taken more land and water resources for the settlement, which is deemed illegal by the international community.

Since Tamimi's arrest, a number of her family members, including her recently-shot cousin, her mother and her father have been arrested.

yankeedoodle


yankeedoodle

Ahed has been freed.  Now, meet the brave freedom fighter in this 34-minute interview.  https://www.democracynow.org/2018/8/6/meet_ahed_tamimi_17_year_old

yankeedoodle

Palestinian teen activist Ahed Tamimi banned from traveling abroad, her father claims
https://www.rt.com/news/437994-tamimi-family-banned-travel/?utm_source=browser&utm_medium=aplication_chrome&utm_campaign=chrome

Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi and her family have been banned from traveling abroad, the activist's father said. Tamimi, who is considered to be a symbol of Palestinian resistance, was freed from jail in July.

The Tamimi family planned to travel to Europe via Jordan in order to participate in events and speak about Palestinian resistance, as well as Ahed's experience of eight months' detention in an Israeli jail, the teen's father, Basim al-Tamimi told Anadolu Agency on Friday. They were due to leave on Friday morning. However, Palestinian authorities told them that Israel had banned their family from traveling abroad, Basim said, adding that no reasons were given for the ban.

Tamimi was arrested December 2017 after a video of an incident with Israeli troops, filmed by her mother, went viral. She was sentenced to eight months behind bars for verbally and physically confronting armed Israeli soldiers in her home village. She faced 12 charges, including assault and incitement. Since her arrest, a number of her family members have also been detained.

Her imprisonment has been highlighted amid violence at the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, where dozens of Palestinians have been reported killed and hundreds injured by Israeli fire.  Tamimi has become an icon of Palestinian resistance and has even been called the Palestinian Joan of Arc.

She was released from jail and returned to the West Bank in late July. Speaking to RT after her release, she said that she will continue to fight for the Palestinian cause, despite the hardship she faced in an Israeli military prison. "I hope nobody ever goes through what I went through. But I'm glad I ended up there for my beliefs," the 17-year-old activist told RT Arabic. "And I'm ready to go to prison a hundred more times if it serves the good of my country."

yankeedoodle

#17

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaBSMC_wUD4&t=2s

'I was afraid to protest when I was 8. Not anymore' – 18-yo Palestinian icon Ahed Tamimi to RT
https://www.rt.com/news/461408-tamimi-interview-israeli-occupation/?utm_source=browser&utm_medium=aplication_chrome&utm_campaign=chrome

Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi grew up protesting the Israeli occupation. She took part in her first rally when she was eight, and a decade later, she doesn't believe in reasoning with Israel.

Ahed Tamimi, a Palestinian resistance icon at just 18 years of age, told RT Sputnik host George Galloway that she believes young Palestinians like her are the future of the fight against Israeli occupation. While she hopes to use her worldwide fame to advance the Palestinian cause, many more are following in her footsteps back home in Palestine.

"No occupation lasts forever as long as we have Palestinian children who still resist the Israeli occupation, like the martyrs who have paid the ultimate price for the Palestinian cause, who became martyrs for their causes as 19-, 20-, 18-, and 16-year-olds. But there are many more Palestinians like them that offer themselves for the cause."

Hardened by a lifetime of protest, Tamimi rejects the idea of resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict through talks. She says that her family has suffered a lot at Israeli hands. Tamimi's father was first arrested when she was three, and has been in and out of prison, mostly in, as she was growing up. She told Galloway that he was repeatedly tortured in detention, and once slipped into a coma. Her mother was arrested six times, and suffered an injury to her leg that prevented her from walking for two years. Her aunt was killed by an Israeli soldier. Risking death every time she protests the status quo, Tamimi says she doesn't feel fear anymore.

"I first demonstrated when I was eight, I was very afraid at the time, but the more I participated in the demonstrations, the less fearful I became."

Tamimi said that she refuses to be victimized by the Israeli oppression, calling herself a 'freedom fighter' rather than a 'victim'.

"The only way to liberation is popular resistance and the confrontation of the occupier in all ways possible," she believes.

Watch the full interview with Ahed Tamimi below.

https://www.rt.com/news/461408-tamimi-interview-israeli-occupation/?utm_source=browser&utm_medium=aplication_chrome&utm_campaign=chrome






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