Jewish Voice for Peace Action
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A movement of Jews and allies working towards justice and equality for all Palestinians and Israelis. Political & advocacy sibling organization of @jvplive.
Joined August 2019
The full phrase is "From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free." . If you believe that freedom for Palestinians means eradicating Jews, it says more about you than anyone else. Stop trying to tell Palestinians what they mean when they call for freedom.
This phrase means eradicating Israel and Jews. Period. Dressing it up in a new PR ploy won’t change that. Only a return of hostages, eliminating Hamas and liberating Gaza from oppressive terror will save civilian lives and secure the peace, justice and dignity you seek.
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A dark and shameful day. As Israel starves Palestinians to death and bombs children, the US sends more bombs and warplanes. History will look back on President Biden - and every member of Congress who voted in support of this legislation - as enablers and supporters of genocide.
Pres. Biden: "I just signed into law the national security package that was passed by the House of Representatives this weekend and by the Senate yesterday. It's going to make America safer, it's going to make the world safer and it continues America's leadership in the world."
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A New York Times investigation has now confirmed that it was a US-made Boeing bomb that was used in this Israeli assault on a school in Gaza that killed Palestinian children while they plated soccer. This is what US funding and weapons do. Arms embargo NOW.
🔴 Al Jazeera releases the video of the actual moment the israelis chose to bomb Awda school in Abasan in Khan Yunis: they were playing football.
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Today, @potus disgraced the memory of the Holocaust by using our history of persecution to justify the Israeli military’s genocide of Palestinians.
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The Biden administration is complicit in genocide. The Biden administration is complicit in genocide. The Biden administration is complicit in genocide. The Biden administration is complicit in genocide. The Biden administration is complicit in genocide.
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Time and again @RashidaTlaib puts people, dignity, and freedom first. It's always #StandWithRashida.
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An armored Israeli military jeep literally drove into a crowd of Palestinians who live under total and complete Israeli military control. But sure. “Both sides need to work together.”.
We are extremely concerned by violence in Israel and the West Bank, including today’s loss of civilian life in Nablus. These events underscore the urgent need for both sides to work together to improve the security situation in the West Bank.
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BREAKING: Palestinians are suing @POTUS and other administration officials for their failure to stop Israel’s unfolding genocide against Palestinians. #CeasefireNOW #NeverAgain .
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🚨BREAKING: Police are assaulting anti-war peace protesters in front of the DNC. We will not be silenced! We are the 80% of your voters, and we demand a #ceasefirenow! . No more more bombing schools, mosques, hospitals, and homes. ENOUGH. Ceasefire NOW!
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Let us be very clear. The Republican attacks on @IlhanMN have nothing to do with keeping Jews safe. Nothing. This is about silencing a progressive Black Muslim woman and sending a threat to leaders who speak out for Palestinian rights. #StandWithIlhan.
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"We can't keep handing over billions each year to an apartheid state violating human rights.". Every year, @RashidaTlaib returns to the House floor to say what most others in Congress will not. We stand with her and we will keep fighting to end US complicity in Israeli apartheid.
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We are so glad to see @RepRaskin become the second Jewish member of Congress to call for a ceasefire. We need a #CeasefireNow to save lives. The anti-war coalition is growing.
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"We came here chanting #ceasefire. We came here saying stop murdering Palestinians. Stop killing children. They met us with pepper spray, full riot gear, tear gas, violence. That is what our government thinks about Palestinian lives." @sumayaawad . @DemSocialists @IfNotNowOrg
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BREAKING: hundreds with @jvpaction, @demsocialists, and @ifnotnoworg are shutting down DNC HQ to tell @thedemocrats that we demand a #CeasefireNOW!. 80% of Democratic voters support a ceasefire. We are the MAJORITY. We will not be silent. We will not be ignored.
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Even Israeli officials admit they are trying to wipe Gaza off the map. Even Israeli officials are calling this a second Nakba. Whether the Biden administration admits it or not, they are complicit in this unfolding genocide against Palestinians.
NSC’s John Kirby: "Israel isn’t trying to wipe the Palestinian people off the map. Israel isn’t trying to wipe Gaza off the map. Israel is trying to defend itself against a genocidal terrorist threat. So if we’re going to start using that word, Fine. Let’s use it appropriately.”
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@RashidaTlaib refuses to fund an apartheid regime. She voted against a resolution that didn't acknowledge that Palestinians have been killed by Israel. She is among those leading calls for a #Ceasefire, backed by 80% of Dem voters. She doesn't give Fox News the time of day.
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BREAKING: @SenSanders has just announced he will introduce a Joint Resolution of Disapproval to block Biden admin weapons sales to Israel. Tell your Senators to block the bombs and stop fueling Israel's genocide of Palestinians. ACT NOW:
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The US was the sole veto on this resolution. Our government - more than any other country in the world - is complicit in the Israeli government's unfolding genocide of Palestinians.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — US vetoes UN resolution backed by vast majority of Security Council demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.
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Thousands of Jews and allies are outside the AIPAC Headquarters in NYC calling on Congress to listen to the will of the people and reject AIPAC as the extremist warmongers they've always been. AIPAC gave money to over 196 reps in November alone. It's time to #DumpAIPAC.
BREAKING: Thousands of Jews and allies are taking over the AIPAC HQ in NYC during the workday. With over 30,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, we demand our electeds stop answering to a far-Right group and start listening to their constituents. #DumpAIPAC now!
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"This body and the Biden Administration are complicit in this genocide. Congress must stop funding the genocide of the Palestinian people with our American tax dollars.". @RepRashida once again speaking powerful truth on the House floor.
Today South Africa will present their genocide case against the Israeli government at the @CIJ_ICJ. I submitted the entire case to the Congressional Record. Let me read directly from the case file so @SecBlinken can hear from Israeli officials in their own words, not mine:
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This is a genocide. It will not be solved by humanitarian aid. The Israeli government is intentionally destroying the conditions of life in Gaza, and Biden is sending the military funding and weapons to make it possible. The way to stop this suffering is an arms embargo now.
Let me be clear:. The Palestinian people are suffering. The need to get increased aid to the most vulnerable is urgent. And our work with Israel to further increase the amount of aid getting into Gaza by land continues.
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As long as US politicians are too cowardly to speak out, this horror will continue. Please. Ceasefire. Please.
Gaza has officially gone dark. No internet or phone lines anymore. People can’t reach each other, or reach the outside world. And even the local radio stations have been allegedly overtaken by Israeli forces sending out warnings to ppl of Gaza. Gaza is being heavily bombarded.
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Mazel tov to the one and only @IlhanMN! So proud to have been the first national Jewish organization to endorse such a powerhouse progressive leader. We will love and protect one another.
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Detroit community members thanking @RashidaTlaib for her courageous leadership as we gather in Pallister Park for Shabbat with Rashida. #DignityFromDetroitToPalestine
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We’ve been trying to tell you all. AIPAC lies. #RejectAIPAC.
This week, Washington’s top Israel lobby is rallying its supporters to go to Capitol Hill and falsely claim to lawmakers that people aren’t starving in Gaza and Israel isn’t blocking aid shipments. Story:
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These atrocities, this horror, these crimes against humanity, are funded by the US government. STOP ARMING ISRAEL.
NOW: Israeli forces have launched at least two missiles at dozens of displaced people sheltering in tents at Al Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza. The outpatient clinic building was also hit in the attack, causing a fire to spread in the area.
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Police rushed in without warning and began brutally assaulting - including pepper spraying - a peaceful antiwar vigil and demonstration calling for a #ceasefirenow. Police gave no warnings to disperse and refused to speak with the police liaison on site. 🎥 @daveweigel
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Boycott apartheid. It's as simple as that. Thank you @RepRashida.
In solidarity with the Palestinian people and all those who have been harmed by Israel's apartheid government, I will be boycotting President Herzog’s joint address to Congress. I urge all Members of Congress who stand for human rights for all to join me. #BoycottApartheid
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Now seems like a good time to remind everyone that @AIPAC is a hate group. Pure and simple. We stand with @IlhanMN @RashidaTlaib @AOC and every other member of Congress who is speaking out for the rights and freedom of Palestinians.
This is desperate and deeply offensive. The rights of Palestinians and all people yearning for freedom and self-determination will not be ignored and no level of harassment will silence me or the millions of people demanding peace and justice.
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US funded bombs. US funded planes. US funded bombs. US funded planes. US funded bombs. US funded planes. US funded bombs. US funded planes. US funded bombs. US funded planes. US funded bombs. US funded planes. US funded bombs. US funded planes. US funded bombs. US funded planes.
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The Israeli government is quite literally starving children to death in Gaza right now. The response from Congress? Ban funding to the the single largest provider of humanitarian assistance to Gaza. The US is enabling genocide.
It's official: the new Congressional spending bill includes banning funding to UNRWA — a UN agency that aids Palestinian refugees — through next year. 1.1 million people in Gaza face threats of famine in the coming months. Biden has said he would sign this bill "immediately."
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End all military funding to Israel. End all military funding to Israel. End all military funding to Israel. End all military funding to Israel. End all military funding to Israel. End all military funding to Israel. End all military funding to Israel.
Utter horror in Rafah tonight. The IDF has struck tents housing displaced people in an area that #Israel had designated a humanitarian zone & encouraged #Gaza’ns to evacuate to. At least 30 people are dead. Videos are circulating of mutilated children amidst the destroyed tents,
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Thousands of US Jews protested in front of offices and homes of politicians in NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, and LA to demand action to stop the genocide of Palestinians. All out, do not stop. #CeasefireNOW
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"If a government is acting in a racist way and they want billions of dollars from [US taxpayers] I think you say: Sorry but it's not acceptable. You want our money? Fine. This is what you got to do to get it". @BernieSanders on conditioning military funding to Israel. Let's go 🔥
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Congress, now is the moment to push even harder for a permanent and lasting ceasefire. Negotiations are the only way forward. More bombing and weapons will not bring peace. Congress must reject the $14.3B in military funding to Israel, and call for a lasting #CeasfireNOW.
Our statement on reports of a temporary cessation in violence and the return of Israeli and Palestinian women and children - and our continued demand for permanent and lasting ceasefire.
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The far-right is already racing to spread misinformation. We showed up with @IfNotNowOrg & @DemSocialists to lay out 11,000 candles representing Palestinians killed by Israeli airstrikes & siege and to call for a #CeasefireNOW. The police assaulted peaceful anti-war protestors.
This is a reflection of what our gov thinks of Palestinians. 11,000 candles representing the Palestinian lives murdered by Israel with US funding. The cops just stepped on them.
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We hope you're watching, this is historic. @RashidaTlaib and @IlhanMN are turning the spotlight on the lives of Palestinians-those living under Israeli military occupation and to those living in the diaspora who cannot return home. We will not be divided by white supremacy.
BARRED DEM REPS SPEAK: Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib speak to the press about travel restrictions to the Palestinian territories and Israel.
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And @IlhanMN takes the win!!🎊 🎉 Mazel tov to this tireless fighter for freedom and liberation for all people. We're so proud to have been the first national Jewish organization to endorse this campaign. This is a victory for everyone organizing for social justice. Onwards!👊
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BREAKING @SenSanders has introduced legislation to block weapons sales to Israel. The US is arming and funding the Israeli government's genocide of Palestinians in Gaza - it must end. Not one more single bomb or warplane to Israel. ACT NOW:
Today, with colleagues, I introduced legislation to block arms sales to Israel. Sending more weapons to Netanyahu's extremist government is immoral & illegal: U.S. weapons are responsible for far too many civilian casualties in Gaza. We must end our complicity in this atrocity.
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JVP Action is re-endorsing @IlhanMN!. Ilhan is an unapologetic advocate for justice from Minnesota to Palestine, and across the globe. Since being elected she has been a leading voice in pushing for Palestinian rights and freedoms. We're proud to stand with Ilhan.
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.@AOC nails it. This is not a complicated situation. The Biden administration is defending a government that is forcibly displacing Palestinians from their homes, assaulting Palestinian worshippers, and raining bombs on an open air prison.
Blanket statements like these w/ little context or acknowledgement of what precipitated this cycle of violence - namely, the expulsions of Palestinians and attacks on Al Aqsa - dehumanize Palestinians & imply the US will look the other way at human rights violations. It’s wrong.
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📢 Take Action 📢 The Israeli Courts just approved the ethnic cleansing of over 1,000 Palestinians in #MasaferYatta and expulsion could begin at any moment. US politicians have the power to stop this but they won't unless YOU demand it. Take action now☎️
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The Dem voting base, including a rapidly growing number of American Jews, does not want to supply the bombs that Israel is using to wipe out Palestinian life in Gaza. Now is the time for the Democratic Party to finally listen to its base. Ceasefire and arms embargo NOW.
BREAKING: 400 American Jews mark Netanyahu's arrival by refusing to leave Congress until our government listens to the will of the people and STOPS ARMING ISRAEL!
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What level of cruelty does the Biden administration have that it not only refuses to call for this to end, but continues arming Israel's genocidal regime? . #CeasefireNOW.
Witnesses say Israeli soldiers separated a group of Palestinian men from women and children and then killed at least 11 of the men in front of their family. The remaining family were either shot at or hit with a grenade, seriously injuring some, including an infant and a child.
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The horrors being carried out by the Israeli military continue getting worse by the day. It is unconscionable that the Biden administration and members of Congress are still working to send more military funding and weapons to the Israeli government.
Amongst these Palestinians we recognise journalist Diaa Al Kahlout. He could not move down south because he has an elderly mother and a child with disability. Of course Israel will tell you they are all terrorists
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The most important thing that Congress can do right now is work toward an immediate #ceasefire to save lives, and to send the clear message that every human life is precious. H.Res 771, which just passed the House, does the exact opposite. 🧵.
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We love @RashidaTlaib and the powerful, unapologetically progressive voice she brings to Congress. That's it. That's the tweet.
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.@RashidaTlaib just led a moment of silence in honor of #ShireenAbuAqla on the House floor. May Shireen's memory be for a blessing and for truth. May we end US complicity and support for the Israeli government's violent apartheid regime that killed her.
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History will remember these representatives as anti-war voices who worked to save lives when their colleagues were too scared. #CeasefireNOW.
These are some of my brave colleagues leading the fight for a #CeasefireNow in the halls of Congress. Proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with them every day as we call for peace and humanity 💜
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Mazel tov to the one and only @RashidaTlaib on winning the MI-12 Democratic primary in an uncontested race. Congresswoman Tlaib is a champion for justice and liberation for all people from Detroit to Palestine. We are so proud to support Congresswoman Tlaib.
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It's like @AOC says. It's not actually complicated. US tax dollars, US resources, are funding Israeli violence and oppression of Palestinians. It needs to stop. Jewish safety and Palestinian safety are not at odds with one another - they go hand in hand.
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A far-right plan that lays out how a Trump administration could attempt to attack, criminalize, and target the Palestinian rights movement in "within 12 to 24 months". This is the latest attempt to use the American Jewish community to advance the far-Right’s horrific agenda.
Meet Project 2025's sequel: "Project Esther.". It maps how Trump can use RICO, counterterrorism law, and more to target pro-Palestine & anti-war Americans. It even complains of groups like JVP & SJP having the same constitutional rights as other Americans.
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While the story should be outrage that @dananessel is pursuing charges against anti-war student protesters, it has instead become a smear campaign against @RashidaTlaib over something that she never said. Anti-Palestinian racism is deep and systemic.
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BREAKING in front of the White House Jewish elders are chaining themselves to the fence demanding no more weapons to Israel and a #CeasefireNOW.
BREAKING: Hours before the annual White House Hanukkah party, 18 Jewish elders chain themselves to the White House gates demanding @POTUS stop funding and arming the genocide in Gaza. Follow @JewishElders for more
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JVP Action is re-endorsing @RashidaTlaib!. Rashida is an unapologetic leader in the fight for Palestinian rights and to end US complicity in Israeli apartheid. She is working to build a future in which all people, no exceptions, live in freedom. We're proud to stand with Rashida
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"War crimes are totally fine, but would you mind pausing just while we're in town?".
Scoop: U.S. asks Israel to avoid actions in the West Bank and Jerusalem that could create tensions ahead of Biden visit. My story on @axios
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#CeasefireNOW means save lives.#CeasefireNOW means release the hostages.#CeasefireNOW means end Israel's bombs.#CeasefireNOW means humanitarian aid.#CeasefireNOW means end the siege.#CeasefireNOW means a path toward peace. Remember that as today's rally in DC smears a ceasefire.
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"This is a mass starvation of people, engineered and orchestrated following the killing of another 30,000. And this was all accomplished with U.S. resources and weapons. If you want to know what an unfolding genocide looks like, open your eyes.". Thank you @RepAOC.
There is no world in which the forced famine of 1.1 million people cannot be considered genocide. And that is exactly what we are watching unfold in Gaza now. We must enforce U.S. laws and halt weapons transfers to the Israeli government to stop an atrocity in the making.
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Hey Congress! Can you hear our spiritual leaders? They are calling on you to act now to save lives. #CeasefireNOW.
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Within moments tonight in Washington DC, police violently assaulted peaceful anti-war protestors calling for a #CeasefireNOW . This is the response from the US government to those of us calling for the protection and preciousness of Palestinian lives. We won’t back down!
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To be very clear: any Senator who votes against this resolution tonight is opposing the mere idea of a *report* on how the Israeli government uses US weapons.
The Senate will soon vote on my resolution directing the State Department to report on any human rights violations that may have occurred using U.S. equipment in the Israeli military campaign in Gaza. It should not be controversial to ask how U.S. weapons are used.
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The US government consistently enables Israeli violence and bears blame for this moment. Those who continue calling for ironclad and unquestioning US support for the Israeli military are only paving the path to more violence.
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724 children. Ceasefire NOW to SAVE LIVES. Every US elected has a choice right now: they are either working to stop genocide or they are not. That's it. Call again.
GAZA UPDATE: At least 724 Palestinian children have been killed by Israeli airstrikes and shelling in the Gaza Strip since October 7, according to the Ministry of Health.
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Our response to Marjorie "Jewish-Space-Lasers" Taylor Greene attempting to smear @RepRashida and our sibling organization Jewish Voice for Peace.
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This kind of language shift is the result of sustained pressure from the Palestinian-led anti-war movement. But we need a permanent ceasefire and policy change, including halting weapons and ending funding to the Israeli military. Keep the pressure on. The cracks are showing.
What we are seeing every day in Gaza is devastating. As we’ve said, there is a deal on the table that includes a 6-week ceasefire, which would get hostages out and aid in. Hamas needs to accept it.
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