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MFA  MFA Library 2000-2009 2002 Mar Operation Defensive Shield |
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Operation Defensive Shield |
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Operation Defensive Shield:
Special Update
March 29, 2002 - April 21, 2002
Background on Jenin UN fact-finding team
Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem
Court decisions Press Briefings IDF & Security Communiques
Palestinian documents The "Arafat file"
Background Information Soldiers killed in action
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 ISRAEL GOV'T STATEMENTS & DECISIONS |
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 DM Ben-Eliezer comments on resolution of events at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem - May 10, 2002
Interview with Foreign Minister Shimon Peres on CNN Live Today - Apr 30, 2002
Statements to the press by FM Peres and Romanian FM Geoana - Apr 28, 2002
Cabinet Communique - Apr 28, 2002
Statements to the press following meeting between FM Peres Turkish FM Cem, and Greek FM Papandreou - Apr 25, 2002
DM Ben-Eliezer meets with EU Ambassadors - Apr 25, 2002
Cabinet Communique - Apr 21, 2002
Interview with FM Shimon Peres on NBC Meet the Press - Apr 21, 2002
DM Ben-Eliezer meeting with US State Department team - Apr 19, 2002
FM Peres to UN Sec-Gen Annan: Israel has nothing to hide regarding the Jenin operation - Apr 19, 2002
Statement by Amb. Aaron Jacob, Charge D'affaires, to the UN Security Council - Apr 18, 2002
DM Ben-Eliezer congratulates security forces on capture of Marwan Barghouti - Apr 15, 2002
Humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians - Apr 15, 2002
Remarks of Deputy FM Rabbi Michael Melchior at Israel Solidarity Rally - Apr 15, 2002
Cabinet Communique - Apr 14, 2002
Interview with Foreign Minister Shimon Peres on CNN - Apr 14, 2002
FM Peres on the Fighting in Jenin - Apr 14, 2002
Statements to the Press following meeting between PM Sharon and US Secy of State Powell - Apr 12, 2002
Statements to the Press following meeting between FM Peres and US Secy of State Powell - Apr 12, 2002
Pres. Katsav sends message to Pope John Paul II - Apr 9, 2002
FM Peres on the Battle in Jenin - Apr 9, 2002
DM Ben-Eliezer meets US Envoy Zinni - Apr 9, 2002
IDF redploys around Kalkilya and Tulkarm - Apr 9, 2002
PM Sharon's Address to the Knesset - Apr 8, 2002
Cabinet Communique - Apr 7, 2002
PM Sharon speaks with US President Bush - Apr 6, 2002
FM Peres' Reaction to President Bush's Speech - Apr 4, 2002
PM Sharon meets with US Envoy Zinni - Apr 4, 2002
DM Ben-Eliezer meets EU Envoy Solana & Spanish FM Pique - Apr 4, 2002
FM Peres Meets UN Envoy Larsen - Apr 2, 2002
Interview by FM Shimon Peres on CNN Live Today - Apr 1, 2002
PM Sharon's Address to the Nation - Mar 31, 2002
Excerpts from interview with DM Ben-Eliezer on Israel TV Channel 2 - Mar 30, 2002
Statements by PM Sharon and DM Ben-Eliezer following Cabinet meeting - Mar 29, 2002
Cabinet Communique - Mar 29, 2002
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| BACKGROUND ON JENIN |
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Aerial Photographs of Jenin - April 2002
The Jenin Combat Zone: Flash presentation
Palestinian terror operatives arrested or killed in the Jenin refugee camp - Apr 23, 2002
Suicide Bombers from Jenin - Apr 23, 2002
Made in Jenin: Flash presentation
Jenin - Capital of Palestinian Suicide Terrorists - IDF Spokesman, Apr 19, 2002
Jenin's Terrorist Infrastructure - Background - Apr 4, 2002
Israel Supreme Court decisions relating to the battle in Jenin - April 2002
The Battle in Jenin The IDF Response to the Report by Amnesty International - November 2002
Personal accounts:
Seven Lies About Jenin: David Zangen views the film "Jenin, Jenin" and is horrified - Ma'ariv, Nov 8, 2002
An insider's perspective from the Jenin camp - Israel Insider, Apr 25, 2002
The Palestinian Account of the Battle of Jenin - MEMRI, Apr 24, 2002
Dr. David Zangen: "I Couldn't Stand the Lies" - Ma'ariv, Apr 22, 2002
What happened in Jenin - from the mouth of a Palestinian bomb-maker - Apr 22, 2002
Palestinian fighter describes 'hard fight' in Jenin - CNN, Apr 22, 2002
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| UN FACT-FINDING TEAM |
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Statement by Ambassador Aaron Jacob, Deputy Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, at the Resumed Tenth Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly - Aug 5, 2002
Israel's Reaction to the UN Secretary General's Report on Jenin - MFA Spokesperson, Aug 1, 2002
UN Secretary-General's report on recent events in Jenin and other Palestinian cities - UN Press Release, Aug 1, 2002
Report of the Secretary-General prepared pursuant to General Assembly resolution ES-10/10 - July 30, 2002
UN condemns Israel over Jenin, bombing spurs abstentions - Ha'aretz, May 8, 2002
UN Secy-General disbands fact-finding team - Letter from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council - May 1, 2002
Statement by Foreign Minister Peres - Apr 30, 2002
Cabinet Statement on UN Fact-Finding Team - Apr 30, 2002
Cabinet Communique - Apr 28, 2002
Highlights of briefing by UN Secretary-General Spokesman - Apr 26, 2002
Israel is seeking to delay the arrival of the UN committee - Apr 26, 2002
Briefing by Alan Baker, Legal Advisor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Apr 24, 2002
DM Ben-Eliezer on the UN Fact-Finding Team - Apr 23, 2002
UN Secy-Gen Kofi Annan announces establishment of fact-finding committee - April 22, 2002
Terms of reference for the UN team to Jenin - Ha'aretz, Apr 25, 2002
FM Peres to UN Sec-Gen Annan: Israel has nothing to hide regarding the Jenin operation - Apr 19, 2002
UN Security Council Resolution 1405 - April 19, 2002
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| CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY - BETHLEHEM |
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 Video (005): Unholy Asylum - Palestinian gunmen take over the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, holding civilians and clergy hostage.
DM Ben-Eliezer comments on resolution of events at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem - May 10, 2002
Results of IDF searches in the Church of Nativity and the IDF departure from Bethlehem - May 10, 2002
13 Palestinian terrorists from the Church of the Nativity to be deported - May 10, 2002
Agreement on Church of the Nativity and sequence of events - IDF Spokesman, May 9, 2002
Terrorist Penetration and Armed Combat in Holy Places - Legal Perspectives - MFA, Apr 11, 2002
Two Border Policemen wounded near the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem - Apr 8, 2002
The Negotiations in the Nativity Church area - Apr 5, 2002
IDF Spokesman announcement on IDF Activity in Bethlehem - Apr 4, 2002
Terrorists take over St. Mary's Church in Bethlehem, Palestinian corpse left on the scene - Apr 3, 2002
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| ISRAEL COURT DECISIONS |
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Evacuation of bodies in Jenin: Decision of the Supreme Court Sitting as a High Court of Justice - Apr 14, 2002
Search for bodies in Jenin: Decision of the Supreme Court Sitting as a High Court of Justice - Apr 14, 2002
Red Cross and Red Crescent: Decision of the Supreme Court Sitting as a High Court of Justice - Apr 8, 2002
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| PRESS BRIEFINGS |
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Main Points of briefing by Col. Miri Eisin, IDF Intelligence Officer, and photos of staged funeral - May 2, 2002
Briefing by Alan Baker, Legal Advisor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Apr 24, 2002
Briefing by Col. Miri Eisin, IDF Intelligence Officer - Apr 23, 2002
Briefing by Transportation Minister Sneh, Maj. David Zangen, Chief Medical Officer in Jenin, Lt.-Col. Rafovitch - Apr 21, 2002
Briefing by Deputy PM Natan Sharansky, Col. Hilik Sofer, Lt.Col. Itai Landsberg, Maj. Rafi Laderman - Apr 19, 2002
Briefing by Maj.Gen. Aharon Zeevi Farkash - Apr 16, 2002
Briefing by Danny Ayalon - Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister - Apr 16, 2002
Briefing by Minister Tzipi Livni, Maj. Gen. Amos Gilad, Amb. Yehuda Lancry - Apr 15, 2002
Briefing by Minister Dan Meridor, Colonel Miri Eisin, Colonel Marcel Aviv - Apr 14, 2002
Briefing by Danny Ayalon, Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister, and Col. Hirsch, Head of Operations in the IDF Central Command - Apr 12, 2002
Briefing by Amb. Nimrod Barkan, Special Advisor to the Foreign Minister, and Col. Miri Eisin, IDF Intelligence Corps - Apr 11, 2002
Briefing by Brigadier General Ron Kitrey, IDF Spokesman on fighting in Jenin - Apr 9, 2002
Briefing by Cabinet Secretary Gideon Saar - Apr 9, 2002
Briefing by Matan Vilnai, Minister of Science, Culture & Sport, Brig.Gen. Shihur, Head of Operations IDF Northern Command - Apr 8, 2002
Briefing on Humanitarian Assistance during the Current Events - Apr 8, 2002
Briefing by Dep FM Melchior; Maj.Gen Harel, Head of IDF Operations Branch; Col. Miri Eisin, IDF Intelligence Corps - Apr 7, 2002
Briefing by Maj.-Gen. Dan Halutz, Israel Air Force Commander; Mr. Danny Ayalon, Political Advisor to the Prime Minister - Apr 6, 2002
Briefing by Maj.Gen. Giora Eiland, IDF Chief of Planning and Col. Miri Eisin, IDF Intelligence Corps - Apr 5, 2002
Briefing by Minister Dan Meridor, and Colonel Miri Eisin of the IDF Intelligence Corps - Apr 4, 2002
Briefing by Amb. Alan Baker, Foreign Minister Legal Advisor, and Brig.Gen. Ron Kitrey, IDF Spokesman - Apr 3, 2002
Briefing by Amb. Dore Gold, Former Ambassador to UN, and Col. Miri Eisen, IDF Intelligence Corps - Apr 3, 2002
Briefing by Minister of Justice Meir Sheetrit - Apr 1, 2002
Briefing by IDF Spokesman Brig-Gen. Ron Kitrey - Apr 1, 2002
Press Conference with FM Shimon Peres and Major General Giora Eiland - Mar 31, 2002
Press briefing by Arye Mekel, National Media Center Director, Gideon Meir, Dep.DG of the Foreign Ministry for Information, Maj.Gen. Yitzhak Eitan, Commander of the IDF Central Command, Col. Gal Hirsch, Head of Operations in the IDF Central Command - May 29, 2002
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| IDF SPOKESMAN & SECURITY COMMUNIQUES |
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IDF Spokesman website: Fighting Palestinian Terror
The Battle in Jenin The IDF Response to the Report by Amnesty International - November 2002
Inquiry into the Death of 13 IDF Soldiers in the Jenin Refugee Camp: Main Points - Oct 2, 2002
Booby Trapped Mosque in Nablus - May 12, 2002
Results of IDF searches in the Church of Nativity and the IDF departure from Bethlehem - May 10, 2002
13 Palestinian terrorists from the Church of the Nativity to be deported - May 10, 2002
Agreement on Church of the Nativity and sequence of events - IDF Spokesman, May 9, 2002
Terrorist responsible for planning April 12 suicide bombing in Jerusalem arrested during Operation Defensive Shield - May 6, 2002
Senior Fatah Leaders Describe Arafat's Link to Terrorism - May 2, 2002
Palestinian Authority Security Services supplied guidance, weapons & funds to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in order to perpetrate terrorist attacks - May 1, 2002
Palestinian Authority Security Services were involved in directing attacks and preparing bombs by Tanzim operatives in the Jenin refugee camp - May 1, 2002
IDF Military Police Investigate Looting in the West Bank - Apr 26, 2002
Marwan Barghouti's Connection to Terror - Apr 25, 2002
Most Wanted Terrorists - Status Report - Apr 22, 2002
Arrest of Fatah Tanzim Terrorists from Ramallah - Apr 22, 2002
Arrest of Hamas operatives Khaled Doueb and Nassri el Zir - Apr 19, 2002
The Arrest of PFLP operatives Khaled Halbi and Ali Abed el Rahman Mahmoud Jaradat - Apr 19, 2002
Tanzim Fatah terrorist apparatus and its leaders were appointed by Yasser Arafat - Apr 18, 2002
Involvement of Ziyad Younis, member of the Arafat's Presidential Guard, in terrorist activities - Apr 18, 2002
Arrest of Husam Ataf Ali Badran, Head of the Hamas military wing in Samaria - Apr 18, 2002
Louai Ouda, PFLP and Tanzim operative, was involved in the murder of Rechavam Ze'evy and other terrorist attacks - Apr 17, 2002
Arrest of Nasser Aweis following IDF operation in Tubas District - Apr 17, 2002
Explosive charge found in Bethlehem mosque and explosive belts in Ramallah - Apr 17, 2002
Results of questioning of Hamas terrorist involved in suicide bombing of Park Hotel in Netanya - Apr 16, 2002
Additional information gained in questioning terrorist suspects - Apr 14, 2002
Involvement of the Palestinian Security Apparatus in Terrorism - Apr 14, 2002
Ali Zafouri, a Senior Wanted Suspect, Surrendered to IDF Forces in the Jenin Refugee Camp - Apr 12, 2002
Head of Palestinian General Intelligence in West Bank offers to smuggle wanted terrorist into Jordan - Apr 11, 2002
Terrorist who planned Jerusalem suicide bombing killed in explosion in his car - Apr 11, 2002
A woman terrorist, en route to carry out a suicide attack, arrested in Tulkarm - Apr 11, 2002
Tabaat Mardawi, senior Islamic Jihad terrorist, surrendered to IDF in Jenin - Apr 11, 2002
IDF Communiques - Apr 11, 2002
Arafat approves the employment of terrorists in his security forces - Apr 10, 2002
Results of questioning of Palestinian detainees - Apr 10, 2002
IDF Soldier Killed in Jenin and Summary of IDF Operations Overnight - Apr 10, 2002
Lies in the Palestinian Media - Apr 9, 2002
Thirteen IDF soldiers killed and 7 wounded in IDF operations in Jenin - Apr 9, 2002
Two Border Policemen wounded near the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem - Apr 8, 2002
Humanitarian Safe Passage in Combat Zones in Judea and Samaria - Apr 7, 2002
IDF Communiques - Apr 7, 2002
Firing by Hizbullah at Ghajar village - Apr 6, 2002
Yesterday's Strike on a Terror Squad in Tubas - Apr 6, 2002
IDF Communiques - Apr 6, 2002
The Negotiations in the Nativity Church area - Apr 5, 2002
IDF Humanitarian Assistance to the Palestinians - Apr 5, 2002
Attempted Break-in by Journalists to the "Mukata'a" Compound in Contravention of the Closed Military Order - Apr 5, 2002
IDF operations overnight (4-5 April) in Judea and Samaria - Apr 5, 2002
IDF Spokesman announcement on IDF Activity in Bethlehem - Apr 4, 2002
IDF operations overnight (3-4 April) in Judea and Samaria - Apr 4, 2002
Terrorists take over St. Mary's Church in Bethlehem, Palestinian corpse left on the scene - Apr 3, 2002
Mass burial of Palestinians despite IDF facilitation of orderly burials - Apr 3, 2002
IDF operations overnight (2-3 April) in Jenin and Salfit - Apr 3, 2002
Provisions Supplied to PA Chairman Arafat - Apr 3, 2002
IDF operations in Betuniya, Ramallah, Bethlehem, Bet Jala, Tulkarm and Qalqilya - April 2, 2002
Summary of IDF Operations Overnight (1-2 April) in the West Bank - Apr 2, 2002
IDF Spokesman Communiques - Apr 1, 2002
IDF Activity in Ramallah - Summary of Inventory - Mar 31, 2002
IDF Operation Overnight in Qfar Seida - Mar 31, 2002
IDF reply to question about five Palestinian security officers killed - Mar 30, 2002
Restoration of Electricity and Water in Ramallah - Mar 30, 2002
List of weapons found at the Mukata compound in Ramallah - May 30, 2002
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| PALESTINIAN DOCUMENTS |
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The "Arafat File": The Involvement of Arafat, PA Senior Officials and Apparatuses in Terrorism against Israel, Corruption and Crime - May 2002
International Financial Aid to the Palestinian Authority Redirected to Terrorist Elements - June 2002
The Fatah is harassing Christians in Bethlehem - IDF Spokesman
The "Revolving Door" - The Release of 27 Hamas and Islamic Jihad Detainees - IDF Spokesman
Where Do International Contributions to the Palestinian Authority Really Go? - IDF Spokesman
The PA financed Fatah activities with money taken from its official budget: Documents - IDF Spokesman
Beit Jala school premises converted into a center of terrorist activities against Israel: Documents - IDF Spokesman
Saudi Arabia finances terror activities: Documents - IDF Spokesman
The Fatah movement and the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades are one and the same: Documents - IDF Spokesman
PA General Intelligence involved in Jerusalem suicide bombing: Documents - IDF Spokesman
Palestinian Authority employs Fatah operatives involved in the perpetration of terrorist attacks: Documents - IDF Spokesman
Tawfik Tirawi, head of the PA General Intelligence Service in the West Bank, is directly involved in terrorist activities: Documents - Apr 21, 2002
Documents seized during Operation Defensive Shield linking Marwan Barghouti to terrorist activities - Apr 15, 2002
Documents seized during Operation Defensive Shield linking Yasser Arafat to terrorist activities - Apr 15, 2002
Request by Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades for funding by the Bethlehem Municipality - IDF Spokesman
Involvement of Arafat and the PA in terrorism - IDF Spokesman
Officers of the Palestinian General Intelligence Service had prior information about terrorist cell that carried out assassination of Minister Ze'evy - Apr 12, 2002
Palestinian documents captured in Bethlehem
Palestinian General Intelligence document captured in the Jenin area
Captured Palestinian Authority document - intelligence report of the Head of General Intelligence in Tulkarm - IDF Spokesman, Apr 5, 2002
Documents found directly connecting Arafat to terrorists and terrorist activities - IDF Spokesman, Apr 4, 2002
Financial Report found in the Moukata compound in Ramallah - April 2, 2002
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| BACKGROUND INFORMATION |
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Palestinian children's role in Jenin warfare - Nov 25, 2002
Jenin - Capital of Palestinian Suicide Terrorists - IDF Spokesman, Apr 19, 2002
Aerial Photographs of Jenin - April 2002
Nablus - the Infrastructure Center of Palestinian Terrorism - IDF Spokesman, April 2002
Information on Marwan and Ahmed Barghouti - IDF Spokesman, Apr 15, 2002
Terrorist Penetration and Armed Combat in Holy Places - Legal Perspectives - MFA, Apr 11, 2002
Lies and Disinformation as a Palestinian Weapon - Apr 10, 2002
Details on Senior Wanted Terrorists - IDF Spokesman
The Palestinian Authority's Possession of Arms in Violation of International Agreements - IDF Spokesman, Apr 7, 2002
Palestinian lies as an integral part of the struggle against Israel - IDF Spokesman
Jenin's Terrorist Infrastructure - Background - Apr 4, 2002
Yasser Arafat's "Mukata'a" Compound in Ramallah - A Center for Controlling and Supporting Terrorism - April 3, 2002
Information concerning detainees captured in the Palestinian Preventive Security Service Headquarters in Betunia - April 3, 2002
The al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades - International Policy Institute on Counter-Terrorism, Mar 24, 2002
Tulkarem's Terrorist Infrastructure - Background - Apr 2, 2002
Ramallah as a Center of Terror: Background Information - Mar 12, 2002
| Soldiers who fell in action in Operation Defensive Shield:
Mar 29, 2002:
Lt. Boaz Pomerantz, 22, of Kiryat Shmona;
St.-Sgt. Roman Shliapstein, 22, of Ma'ale Efraim
Apr 1, 2002:
Sgt.-Maj.(res.) Ofir Roth, 22, of Gan Yoshiya
Apr 3, 2002:
Maj.(res.) Moshe Gerstner, 29, of Rishon Lezion
Apr 4, 2002:
Border Police Supt. Patrick Pereg, 30, of Rosh Ha'ayin
Sgt.-Maj.(res.) Einan Sharabi, 32, of Rehovot
Lt. Nissim Ben-David, 22, of Ashdod
St.-Sgt. Gad Ezra, 23, of Bat-Yam
Apr 5, 2002:
Sgt. Merom Fisher, 19, of Moshav Avigdor
Sgt. Ro'i Tal, 21, of Ma'alot
Sgt. Oded Kornfein, 20, of Kibbutz Ha'on
Apr 6, 2002:
St.-Sgt. Nisan Avraham, 26, of Lod
Apr 8, 2002:
St.-Sgt. Matanya Robinson, 21, of Kibbutz Tirat Zvi
Sgt. Shmuel Weiss, 19, of Kiryat Arba
Apr 9, 2002:
Maj.(res.) Oded Golomb, 22, of Kibbutz Nir David
Capt.(res.) Ya'akov Azoulai, 30, of Migdal Ha'emek
Lt.(res.) Dror Bar, 28, of Kibbutz Einat
Lt.(res.) Eyal Yoel, 28, of Kibbutz Ramat Rachel
1st Sgt.(res.) Tiran Arazi, 33, of Hadera
1st Sgt.(res.) Yoram Levy, 33, of Elad
1st Sgt.(res.) Avner Yaskov, 34, of Be'er Sheva
Sgt. 1st Class (res.) Ronen Alshochat, 27, of Ramle
Sgt. 1st Class (res.) Eyal Eliyahu Azouri, 27, of Ramat Gan
Sgt. 1st Class (res.) Amit Busidan, 22, of Bat Yam
Sgt. 1st Class (res.) Menashe Hava, 23, of Kfar Sava
Sgt. 1st Class (res.) Shmuel Dani Mayzlish, 27, of Moshav Hemed
Sgt. 1st Class (res.) Eyal Zimmerman, 22, of Ra'anana
Maj. Assaf Assoulin, 30, of Tel Aviv
St.-Sgt. Gedaliah Mellick, 21, of Jerusalem
Apr 12, 2002:
Lt. Dotan Nahtomi, 22, of Kibbutz Tzuba
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