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Go to Damascus
By Yoel Marcus
Tags: Iran, Israel, Syria 

You don't have to be a strategic expert to see that the Annapolis initiative is dying. The hopes of President Bush and Ehud Olmert that the foundations for an agreement between Israel and the Palestinians could be laid by the end of 2008 have gone up in smoke. The Palestinians have demonstrated yet again their knack for never missing an opportunity to miss an opportunity.

Their leaders are divided into goodies and baddies. The goodies are prepared to talk to us about a peace agreement, but they are too weak to reach any kind of accord in the name of the Palestinian people. The baddies just want us dead. Toward that end, they are linked up to the axis of evil - to Iran, Hezbollah and all the countries and groups that embrace raging Islamic fundamentalism.

Under the circumstances, we have two options: We can sit and twiddle our thumbs, which means wasting precious time, or we can launch a new political initiative - talks with Syria. Now, as countries in this region are growing weaker, and the terror organizations are growing stronger and working toward the delegitimization of Israel as a state that has no right to exist, it is vital to cut Syria's links with Iran, Hezbollah and the terrorist groups it is harboring.
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After four years of study, Dan Meridor, who headed a committee established by Ariel Sharon and Shaul Mofaz and charged with drafting Israel's national security policy, concluded that Menachem Begin's decision to make peace with Egypt, Israel's strongest and most bitter foe, was a historic move. After that, Yitzhak Rabin signed a peace treaty with Jordan, the second of the five countries that attacked Israel in 1948. These peace agreements have endured for many years, recognized and backed by the United States and Europe, and created an enclave of sanity and stability in the region.

At a time when ill winds seem to be blowing from the north, the possibility of bringing Syria into the circle of peace is a particularly calming prospect. According to Meridor, Syria has lost its luster in the eyes of its Arab neighbors. Since the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri, the moderate Islamic countries, worried that the international tribunal in the Hague will find Bashar Assad guilty, have been giving Syria the cold shoulder. When foreign sources reported that a Syrian installation had been blown up by Israel, wonder of wonders, no Arab country seemed to have a problem with that.

Given Syria's current state of isolation, with its Arab brothers in a huff and a boycott imposed on it by America, the time is ripe for Israel to invite it to join the good guys and urge the Bush administration, or the next one in line, to support an initiative for dialogue between the two countries.

Assad the father was not an easy client at the negotiating table, and the same is true for Assad the son. But 35 years of agreements on the Syrian front have taught us that the Syrians honor their commitments. At a special cabinet meeting two weeks ago, IDF military intelligence estimated that Syria could be separated from the "axis of evil," especially if America pitched in.

Syria's alliance with Iran is not a natural one. Since the return of Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979, Iran's goal has been to topple the traditional regimes in the region, of which Syria is one, and install religious clerics. Over the years, there have been contacts, and even talks, between Damascus and Jerusalem. Kissinger, Clinton, Netanyahu and Barak met with the Syrians and talked to them. But Assad Senior - whose long lectures would leave his listeners with bursting bladders - was a stubborn leader. Always cognizant of being a member of Syria's Alawite minority, he was a stickler for detail. Not only did he demand the return of all territory, but everything had to be exactly as it was before, including the right of Syrian soldiers to dip their toes in the Kinneret.

Assad Junior, supposedly a man of the world, is on our wavelength. Ehud Barak and the defense establishment believe we need to talk to the Syrians for a number of reasons. At the top of the list is establishing internationally recognized borders for the State of Israel, thereby putting an official end to the non-recognition of Israel's existence.

An agreement with Syria would strategically change the picture in this region: It would isolate Iran, neutralize the headquarters of the terrorist organizations and strengthen the moderate Islamic regimes. Unlike the Palestinian leadership at the moment, the Syrians, in their bid for international acceptance, are capable of delivering the goods. But only if Israel realizes that secure and recognized borders come with a price tag, a hefty one, but worth it for peace - the Golan Heights.
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  1.   I AGREE BUT!!!!!!!!!!!! 10:02  |  DAVID 25/03/08
  2.   no to giving away golan! 10:05  |  Mike 25/03/08
  3.   Go to Damascus and much farther 10:15  |  Velvl Shmerlson 25/03/08
  4.   Return the Golan? Peace with Syria? It`s a start 10:16  |  Natallie Durson 25/03/08
  5.   And what of Hezbollah and Lebanon 10:30  |  David G 25/03/08
  6.   as they say" no way joel"!!!!!!!!!!! 10:36  |  v hardman 25/03/08
  7.   Peace for Golan 10:42  |  zznhl 25/03/08
  8.   wise suggestion by mr. marcus 10:48  |  saul a. readner 25/03/08
  9.   Returning the Golan is a mistake... 10:49  |  Clickfool 25/03/08
  10.   GOLAN ETC. 10:58  |  indrajaya 25/03/08
  11.   #4 OK good for a start, Natalie, what woud be the end? 11:02  |  Ron 25/03/08
  12.   # 11 ron 11:21  |  Axel 25/03/08
  13.   Peace is a step-at-a-time process 11:32  |  US CITIZEN 25/03/08
  14.   Peace with a hating neighbour??? 11:42  |  trumpeldor 25/03/08
  15.   simple... 11:44  |  Jane 25/03/08
  16.   Is this the genuine Clickfool?!?! 11:47  |  The Judge 25/03/08
  17.   # 13 us citizen 11:55  |  Axel 25/03/08
  18.   to US CITIZEN #13 12:01  |  zeev 25/03/08
  19.   God Bless the ARAB DRUZE of the Golan 12:11  |  Paly Druze Muslim 25/03/08
  20.   Golan belongs to Israel 12:13  |  American Christian 25/03/08
  21.   to trumpeldor #14 - right you are 12:16  |  zeev 25/03/08
  22.   #17 & #18--It`s only logical. 12:22  |  US CITIZEN 25/03/08
  23.   #21--zeev 12:27  |  US CITIZEN 25/03/08
  24.   Syria has kept and honoured certain rules. 12:29  |  Stephen. 25/03/08
  25.   To Paly Druze Muslim 12:29  |  American Christian 25/03/08
  26.   #19 you showed that you are not worth an Israeli citizenship 12:30  |  Aaron 25/03/08
  27.   zznhl 12:33  |  scallywag 25/03/08
  28.   #22 I agree 12:34  |  Aaron 25/03/08
  29.   To US CITIZEN 12:35  |  American Christian 25/03/08
  30.   For "American Christian" # 20 12:42  |  Clickfool 25/03/08
  31.   # 22 us citizen 12:48  |  Axel 25/03/08
  32.   #29 Americna Christian--I apologize for my error. 12:48  |  US CITIZEN 25/03/08
  33.   to US CITIZEN #23 13:03  |  zeev 25/03/08
  34.   # 32 us citizen 13:06  |  Axel 25/03/08
  35.   To Clickfool 13:46  |  American Christian 25/03/08
  36.   Yoel Marcus, I rather give you away and keep the Golan 13:51  |  Simcha 25/03/08
  37.   and Jaffa to "Israeli" arabs and Herziliya to "the dugmush clan" 14:00  |  pal supporter 25/03/08
  38.   marcus on syria 14:03  |  marcel 25/03/08
  39.   Check out articles before Oslo 14:04  |  Gene 25/03/08
  40.   #36-Simcha 14:10  |  GPWS1 25/03/08
  41.   Marcus on More Isolation of the Issues 14:14  |  Yaakov Sullivan 25/03/08
  42.   Lunatics like Marcus gave identical arguments for getting Arafat 14:24  |  Absolute Sweden 25/03/08
  43.   The Onloy Way This Will Work 14:27  |  Yaakov Sullivan 25/03/08
  44.   hi yoel. h. u not noticed that palestine 14:34  |  bozhidar bob balkas 25/03/08
  45.   The Posters On This Site Reflect Israel`s views 14:39  |  Yaakov Sullivan 25/03/08
  46.   R.I.P. Annapolis. The great Israeli land giveaway is over! 14:41  |  Chaim 25/03/08
  47.   #42 14:46  |  GPWS1 25/03/08
  48.   You assume Israel wants peace 14:48  |  Ben 25/03/08
  49.   GPWS1 40 15:08  |  Simcha 25/03/08
  50.   Gadot 15:08  |  Joe Shmo 25/03/08
  51.   You don`t give Golan away ... 15:14  |  Sid 25/03/08
  52.   Lets have peace and start living and building instead! 15:18  |  Sami 25/03/08
  53.   Typical Leftie(or an arab) GPSW1,trying to muzzle opponents 15:22  |  Absolute Sweden 25/03/08
  54.   yaakov sullivan 15:23  |  saul a. readner 25/03/08
  55.   go... 15:23  |  Shmuelshachor 25/03/08
  56.   #49-Appreciate 15:24  |  GPWS1 25/03/08
  57.   For American Christian # 35 15:28  |  Clickfool 25/03/08
  58.   absolute sweden 15:30  |  saul a. readner 25/03/08
  59.   Are you blind Yoel? 15:31  |  David Hoffman 25/03/08
  60.   yaakov sullivan again 15:32  |  saul a. readner 25/03/08
  61.   # 42 Absolute Sweden...Could you advise 15:37  |  Lynn 25/03/08
  62.   Israel Land for Peace is concept of jihadhis and losers 15:37  |  B 25/03/08
  63.   Natalie Durson, you are too smart to miss the point 15:40  |  David Hoffman 25/03/08
  64.   and again yaakov sullivan 15:42  |  saul a. readner 25/03/08
  65.   ben 15:44  |  saul a. readner 25/03/08
  66.   Marcus, read my lips: Ha Am im Ha Golan! 15:48  |  AliciaYasmeen 25/03/08
  67.   Saul reader: Tell it to Y.Marc. who`s wasted a lot of human lives 15:54  |  Absolute Sweden 25/03/08
  68.   What comes first??? 15:56  |  Jay A Friedman 25/03/08
  69.   A referendum on Golan is a "MUST"! 15:58  |  AliciaYasmeen 25/03/08
  70.   Natalie Durson, return the GOLAN NEVER EVER! 16:07  |  ROBERT /MONTREAL 25/03/08
  71.   Lynn,Svitzerland is not Sweden and I despise Jean Ziegler 16:14  |  Absolute Sweden 25/03/08
  72.   #4 3 Yaakov Sullivan 16:16  |  Robert/Montreal 25/03/08
  73.   Bush, the illusion vendor FORBIDS ISRAEL TO NEGOTIATE WITH SYRIA 16:24  |  Arie Raif 25/03/08
  74.   absolute sweden - where is your proof... 16:26  |  saul a. readner 25/03/08
  75.   Treasonous talk 16:31  |  Brod 25/03/08
  76.   # 55 shmuelschachor 16:34  |  Axel 25/03/08
  77.   Yoel Marcus writes persuasive article & correct to make peace 16:57  |  Smadar 25/03/08
  78.   Golan 17:25  |  Marc 25/03/08
  79.   So let me get this straight.....Give land to a terrorist country? 17:26  |  SHIMON 25/03/08
  80.   Absolute Sweden....your gov will be voting 17:34  |  Lynn 25/03/08
  81.   Concur, absolutely... 17:52  |  Esther 25/03/08
  82.   # 69 Alicia..What about those of us who fought on that mountain. 17:52  |  Stephen. 25/03/08
  83.   Of Course Israel Does Have a Point 18:07  |  Yaakov Sullivan 25/03/08
  84.   #81 Esther...why not give it all up? 18:09  |  Lynn 25/03/08
  85.   More Marcusian land-for-peace delusions from the brainless one 18:10  |  Ronny 25/03/08
  86.   Let Golan give up his own house in the name of piece first 18:30  |  Norm 25/03/08
  87.   False Yaakov Sullivan As An Apologists for Occupation 18:52  |  Yaakov Sullivan 25/03/08
  88.   Obviously Syria is only viable possibility for peace, 1 18:57  |  David Turner 25/03/08
  89.   # 84 lynn 18:57  |  Axel 25/03/08
  90.   Obviously Syria is only viable possibility for peace, 2 18:58  |  David Turner 25/03/08
  91.   # 85 ronny 18:59  |  Axel 25/03/08
  92.   Only viable option, 3 18:59  |  David Turner 25/03/08
  93.   To Clickfool (#9) 19:00  |  Morris Valentine 25/03/08
  94.   Yoel Marcus - an idiot 19:03  |  iletzter 25/03/08
  95.   # 85 ron 19:03  |  Axel 25/03/08
  96.   Golan ? NoWAY 19:09  |  victor sondos 25/03/08
  97.   With or without the Golan 19:14  |  Scharker Yid 25/03/08
  98.   iletzter 19:33  |  saul a. readner 25/03/08
  99.   #87 Unreasonable Yaakov Sullivan - Just As I Said 19:34  |  Yaakov Sullivan 25/03/08
  100.   #96 You are not only a fraud but a broken record 19:54  |  Yaakov Sullivan 25/03/08
  101.   #82 Stephen; Israel MUST stick to land for peace! 19:56  |  AliciaYasmeen 25/03/08
  102.   # 101 alicia 20:11  |  Axel 25/03/08
  103.   Golan Heights, to Mike #2 20:15  |  Otto Rand 25/03/08
  104.   Otto Rand,ceding Böhmen to adolf and his "established country" 20:32  |  Absolute Sweden 25/03/08
  105.   Its worth a try 20:39  |  Danite 25/03/08
  106.   Unreasonable Yaakov`s Broken Record 20:47  |  Yaakov Sullivan 25/03/08
  107.   #15, Jane TA, "if its`s not `real` peace...." 20:51  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 25/03/08
  108.   #101. Alicia Yasmeen. Have no idea what..... 20:58  |  Stephen. 25/03/08
  109.   dEAR yAAKOV I WISH YOU KNEW MORE ABOUT ZIONISM. 20:58  |  ROBERT/MONTREAL 25/03/08
  110.   understand who you are talking about 20:59  |  marty koitz 25/03/08
  111.   Fraud Sullivan, Hardly the one to talk about reasonable person 21:09  |  Yaakov Sullivan 25/03/08
  112.   Dear Robert/Montreal 21:12  |  Reasonable Yaakov 25/03/08
  113.   Robert/Montreal I did not mean to offend you 21:15  |  Yaakov Sullivan 25/03/08
  114.   Golan 21:19  |  Lauren Helfand 25/03/08
  115.   86, you mean Marcus should give up his own house first 21:23  |  Dennie 25/03/08
  116.   Danite 21:27  |  GABE1 25/03/08
  117.   Why would Syria cut its ties with Iran if given the Golan? 21:31  |  Fortuna Benmayor 25/03/08
  118.   For Syria, Golan is more about honor than security 21:38  |  DJStahl 25/03/08
  119.   #108 Stephen in Harei Schweitz 21:42  |  AliciaYasmeen 25/03/08
  120.   Mean Mister Marcus 21:49  |  Robert 25/03/08
  121.   Robert/Montreal as you can see from Poster #111 21:53  |  Yaakov Sullivan 25/03/08
  122.   #102 Axel; what is intl.law that does not respect justice worth? 21:58  |  AliciaYasmeen 25/03/08
  123.   # 122 alicia 22:20  |  Axel 25/03/08
  124.   Yaakov Sullivan`s Lashon Hara 22:20  |  Yaakov Sullivan 25/03/08
  125.   HEY YOEL , EVER BEEN TO THE GOLAN?? Do you know anything about 22:25  |  Dan 25/03/08
  126.   Real Yaakov Sullivan 22:28  |  Robert/Montreal 25/03/08
  127.   #103, Otto:"land is not a guarentee for peace" 22:29  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 25/03/08
  128.   There will be a time for peace with Siria but it is not now! 22:30  |  Daniel 25/03/08
  129.   Re 19 Fake Druze 22:36  |  Alan the real one 25/03/08
  130.   re 92 welcome newbie 22:39  |  Alan the real one 25/03/08
  131.   #103, Otto:"Syria had so far stuck...to armistice agreements 22:39  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 25/03/08
  132.   # 125 dan 22:51  |  Axel 25/03/08
  133.   #103:"Syria is a reluctant ally of Iran...." 22:51  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 25/03/08
  134.   Robert/Montreal 22:52  |  Reasonable Yaackov 25/03/08
  135.   # 127 cjk 22:55  |  Axel 25/03/08
  136.   disingenuous and misleading 22:56  |  Michael N 25/03/08
  137.   #103, Otto:"(as a result of a peace treaty) 23:02  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 25/03/08
  138.   Peace we have as long as we keep the Golan 23:11  |  Gee 25/03/08
  139.   remember the SInai? 23:16  |  Ernst 25/03/08
  140.   here`s my evaluation what may hap`n to iran 23:19  |  bozhidar bob balkas 25/03/08
  141.   HEY YOEL. REMEMEBER `73?? Syria poisoning water in the Jordan ? 23:27  |  Dan 25/03/08
  142.   It`s my backyard,literally.It`s not YOUR backyard,so who cares? 23:30  |  Nancy 25/03/08
  143.   #117, The commitment to negotiate is a process mutual testing. It 23:31  |  David Turner 25/03/08
  144.   If Syria wants peace, it wil forget Golan 23:33  |  Jeff 25/03/08
  145.   ISRAEL HAS ALOT MORE TO LOOSE THAN THE GOLAN IF IT GIVES IT UP 23:37  |  zionist forever 25/03/08
  146.   Olmert understands things very sloooowly (and he ain`t there yet) 23:37  |  Tosefta 25/03/08
  147.   Whats wrong with you Ernst? 00:08  |  Scharker Yid 26/03/08
  148.   Alicia,Gefreiter Axelchen dreams of regaining the Östepreussen 00:10  |  Absolute Sweden 26/03/08
  149.   #11 Ron 00:35  |  Jim 26/03/08
  150.   Enough with Leftists blatant lies 01:00  |  Frank 26/03/08
  151.   The Golan 01:27  |  Rozz 26/03/08
  152.   #20 American Christian - the eisegete 01:33  |  Jim 26/03/08
  153.   #53-Leftie(or an arab) GPSW1,trying to muzzle opponents 01:36  |  GPWS1 26/03/08
  154.   It`s always time for peace, but... 01:39  |  Che Vive 26/03/08
  155.   #25 American Christian 01:54  |  Jim 26/03/08
  156.   Give the golan,Jerusalem,Judea and Samaria and,Shderot 01:55  |  YSL 26/03/08
  157.   Cipora JK....message 01:57  |  Lynn 26/03/08
  158.   bozhidar balkas....works for me 02:06  |  Lynn 26/03/08
  159.   david g #2 you want lebanon to have peace with israel? 02:06  |  saad mukhmasi 26/03/08
  160.   MIDEAST PEACE GOES THROUGH PALESTINE 02:09  |  Palestinian Prince 26/03/08
  161.   #131 Cipora Julianna Kohn. Not so much `Peace Now` 02:18  |  examiner 26/03/08
  162.   Robert from Montreal, what exactly is Zionism? 02:21  |  Ibrahim 26/03/08
  163.   Jane #15 Not so simple. 02:41  |  Roo 26/03/08
  164.   #44 bozhidar bob balkabns 03:05  |  Jim 26/03/08
  165.   Olmert understands things very sloooowly (and he ain`t there yet) 03:06  |  Tosefta 26/03/08
  166.   Well, Marcus, your interpretation of history, means, lessons were 03:18  |  misha 26/03/08
  167.   CJ Kohn #131 - peddling propaganda 03:22  |  zeev 26/03/08
  168.   Buy It 03:29  |  Woodah 26/03/08
  169.   #104 Absolute Sweden 04:00  |  Jim 26/03/08
  170.   To Absolute Sweden #104 04:25  |  Otto Rand 26/03/08
  171.   NANCY, JUMP OFF YOUR TRACTOR WHEN THE BULLETS GET CLOSE (135) 04:43  |  Steve 26/03/08
  172.   Fortuna Benmayor 04:44  |  Otto Rand 26/03/08
  173.   To Cipora Juliana Cohen 04:57  |  Otto Rand 26/03/08
  174.   To Cipora #131 05:08  |  Otto Rand 26/03/08
  175.   Syria needs the boot, not reward for arms transfers 05:09  |  Jason 26/03/08
  176.   Iran would be at the Kinnert with Syria - Foolish 05:27  |  Rafi 26/03/08
  177.   Ze`ev #149 and provocation 05:47  |  Steve 26/03/08
  178.   The right of self-defense (Otto #153) 06:09  |  Steve 26/03/08
  179.   #143, Lynn 06:36  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 26/03/08
  180.   Zeev & Otto, some facts regarding Syria 1 06:53  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 26/03/08
  181.   To Axel #12 "Some paranoid are persecuted" Kissinger 07:08  |  Ron 26/03/08
  182.   Zeev & Otto, some facts regarding Syria 2 07:10  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 26/03/08
  183.   Peace dilusions 07:24  |  no name 26/03/08
  184.   Give away the Golan and get the Iranians as neighbors 07:28  |  YSl 26/03/08
  185.   i`ve been saying all this for awhile now... 07:40  |  eric 26/03/08
  186.   #161 Might be a good time to point out here... 07:40  |  Johnboy 26/03/08
  187.   GIVING GOLAN AWAY ENSURES WAR!!!!!!!!! 09:12  |  Trisha 26/03/08
  188.   Haaretz, pl post part 2 of my post to Otto 09:37  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 26/03/08
  189.   #162, jb 09:44  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 26/03/08
  190.   some more facts about Syria 10:03  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 26/03/08
  191.   Oh Cipora! (Facts posts) 10:44  |  examiner 26/03/08
  192.   to Steve #169 10:51  |  zeev 26/03/08
  193.   to CJ Kohn #180 - on blaming Israel 11:34  |  zeev 26/03/08
  194.   to CJ Kohn #182 11:56  |  zeev 26/03/08
  195.   to CJ Kohn #189 12:13  |  zeev 26/03/08
  196.   #189 Time to point out - yet again - how CJK works... 12:18  |  Johnboy 26/03/08
  197.   To Jim 12:20  |  American Christian 26/03/08
  198.   zeev #195 12:28  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 26/03/08
  199.   To Otto Rand 12:31  |  American Christian 26/03/08
  200.   To Otto Rand again 12:33  |  American Christian 26/03/08
  201.   American Christian 12:52  |  De Niro 26/03/08
  202.   #84 LYNN 13:03  |  kiwi girl 26/03/08
  203.   to CJ Kohn #198 15:08  |  zeev 26/03/08
  204.   #203, zeev 19:01  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 26/03/08
  205.   Kibbutzniks provoking Syrian gunfire- Zeev 192 19:37  |  Steve 26/03/08
  206.   # 198 Cipora J.K ...Is that really you? Do tell Please 19:55  |  KATHY 26/03/08
  207.   # 192 Zeev ..let me quote you this.Read it And Ponder.. 22:09  |  KATHY 26/03/08
  208.   KATHY AND ZEEV, #198 IS NOT MY POST 22:15  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 26/03/08
  209.   #198, thieving, lying, deceitful, pathological fake 22:17  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 26/03/08
  210.   #207 Cipora J.K This is getting a bit beyond it! Haaretz Out plp 22:55  |  KATHY 26/03/08
  211.   Steve. truth hurts sometimes? 00:31  |  Roo 27/03/08
  212.   Steve. truth hurts sometimes? 02:44  |  Roo 27/03/08
  213.   Distortion of Truth 06:44  |  Steve 27/03/08
  214.   #204 Nothing is more preposterous, Steve,...... 07:48  |  Johnboy 27/03/08
  215.   #201 Roo, on Cipora`s deafening silence..... 08:04  |  Johnboy 27/03/08
  216.   Johnboy Re Golan / Cipora 11:03  |  Roo 27/03/08
  217.   Zeev of Beer Sheva.Your passionate stand for criminals made you 17:03  |  Akram Zekaria 27/03/08
  218.   Syria is not interested in normalized Peace 16:56  |  ARTH 30/03/08
  219.   Syria is not interested in normalized Peace 2 17:21  |  ARTH 30/03/08
  220.   GOLAN mister Marcus MUST STAYS ISRAELI FOREVER 19:38  |  michael darmon 26/05/08
  221.   Returning the Golan 17:12  |  Steve 03/09/08
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