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Thank you, Mr. President

We send our thanks from Tel Aviv for saving us, even if it is only from an assault on Iran.

By Gideon Levy | 03:43 13.09.12 |

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From little, far-off Tel Aviv, a "thank you from the bottom of our hearts" is hereby being sent to the President of the United States, Barack Obama.

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