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| Suicide terror & Shahada |
People who see life as the supreme value have difficulty understanding the mind of the suicide terrorist. Why were so many Palestinians willing and eager to kill themselves in terror attacks against Israel?

In order to create willingness among the population to confront Israel violently, the PA took advantage of the ancient tradition in Islam, Shahada or Death for Allah, which mandates Muslims to aspire to die in combat for Islam. The PA told their people that this ancient tradition also applies to them in confrontation with Israel today.
This indoctrination began shortly after the start of the PA terror campaign (the "Intifada," 2000-2005) and continues today. The PA promotes Shahada as a mandatory religious Islamic duty, both for adults and children, promising great rewards. |
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| The Palestinian Authority's Shahada indoctrination has been very successful. Many parents celebrate the death of their children, and some even describe how they prayed for their children’s death as Martyrs. Even 11-year-olds talk about death lovingly, as if it’s the most they can achieve in life. |
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1- Children seek death
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Kids on Hamas TV: "We want to die as Martyrs"
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Source:
Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas), May 8, 2014
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Hamas TV reporter: For most of these children, resistance has become a dream... When you speak to them, you’re surprised by the strength and eloquence of their words.
Boy 1: We love the resistance. We want to die as Martyrs. Long live the Martyrs...
Boy 2: The Israeli occupation understands only resistance. We always love the resistance, to liberate our nation Palestine. And among us, the Martyrs are loved. Applause for the Martyrs...
Reporter: The atmosphere in the refugee camp is full of the spirit of resistance and of those who inscribed its stories of heroism. Most of the walls show you the images of the Martyrs...
Boy 3: The resistance, the armed resistance is what brings results in the Jenin refugee camp... The Jenin refugee camp continues to educate its children to resist, and passes on the flag to them, from generation to generation. They yearn for one of the two best outcomes – the return to their occupied lands, or Martyrdom.
[Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas) YouTube channel, May 8, 2014]
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Palestinian girl in Syria dreams of becoming a Martyr in “Palestine”
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Source:
Official Palestinian Authority TV, May 15, 2013
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PA TV News’ report about Palestinian refugees in Syria and the Nakba (“the catastrophe,” the Palestinian term for the establishment of the State of Israel). PA TV News chose to inlcude the following statement in the report:
Palestinian girl living in Syria: “If only, Allah, if only You had left me [in Palestine] and let me be a potential Palestinian Martyr (Shahid).”
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10 year-old on Hamas TV: "We all wish for Shahada"
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Source:
Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas), Jan. 22, 2010
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Phone interview broadcast on Hamas TV kids' program, Tomorrow's Pioneers:
Host to girl on phone: "How was it for you during the [Gaza] war [2009]? Were you afraid that you would die, that you would leave this world?"
Girl: "No. I wasn't afraid. I wished for Shahada (Martyrdom) -- Shahada for Allah."
Host: "How wonderful. Even this little girl - how old are you?"
Girl: "Ten."
Host: "[She] is not more than ten years old, and wants to die as a Shahida (Martyr) for Allah. We all wish for this [Shahada]."
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Boy vows to join father in Martyrs` Paradise
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Source:
Hamas website, Feb. 1, 2009
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Palestinian boy:
"By Allah, oh my father, I love you more than my own soul, but that is trivial because of my religion, my cause and my Al-Aqsa [Mosque]. Father, my eyes will shed no tears, but my finger will pull the trigger - this trigger that I still remember. I will never forget, beloved father, the times when you taught me the love of Jihad. You taught me the love of arms, so that I would be a knight, Allah willing. I will follow in your steps and fight the enemies on the battlefield. Every drop of blood that dripped from your pure body is worth dozens of bullets directed towards the enemies' chest. Tomorrow I will grow up, tomorrow I will avenge, and the battlefields will know who is the son of the Martyr, the commander, Ashraf Mushtaha. Finally, father, we are not saying goodbye, rather, I'll see you as a Shahid (Martyr) in Paradise. [I am] your son, who longs to meet you, the young knight, Naim, son of Ashraf Mushtaha."
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Child: Martyr is hero, death for Allah is bliss
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Source:
Official Palestinian Authority TV, Aug. 16, 2008
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Child host: [the clue to] the riddle: The national hero,
A small child: A knight riding the "Martyrdom" horse; Martyrdom is bliss. Paradise is yours, the hero of Palestine, who carried a stone to confront a tank.
"On the day of his death Faris Ouda left his home with a slingshot, after having made himself a wreath decorated with photos of himself and having written on it 'The brave Shahid (Martyr) Faris Ouda.'"
[Official PA daily, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Nov. 30. 2000] |
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"Youth to continue the way of the Shahids (Martyrs)"
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Source:
Official PA daily, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Aug. 12, 2008
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| “The youth committee of the high school in the Yatta region finished the summer camp activities … in his speech, Jihad Abu Zahra, coordinator of the youth committee … emphasized the desire of the youth to continue the way of the Shahids (Martyrs) until the fulfillment of our people's goals of freedom and independence.” |
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2- Adults seek death
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Hamas: We love death like Israelis love life
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Source:
Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas), July 30, 2014
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Hamas leader Muhammad Deif: "Today you [Israelis] are fighting divine soldiers, who love death for Allah like you love life, and who compete among themselves for Martyrdom like you flee from death."
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh: "We love death like our enemies love life! We love Martyrdom, the way in which [Hamas] leaders died."
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Muhammad Deif – commander of Hamas' military wing, the Izz A-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, responsible of the death of hundreds of Israeli civilians in suicide bombings and other terror attacks. Deif is severely disabled as a result of assassination attempts. |
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Hamas TV: Dead Gaza civilians are privileged to have died as Martyrs
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Source:
Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas), July 20, 2014
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Hamas TV host: "Every soul has its time. These people - their time had come, and they were Martyred (i.e., Gaza civilians killed in war). They have gained [Paradise]. They have nothing in this world, especially in the Gaza Strip. There's no life in the Gaza Strip. What life can we have in the Gaza Strip? Being with Allah is better. Being with Allah is better. What we see is very hard but we won't surrender, Allah willing. The first to say it are the Martyrs' family. The first to say it are the Martyrs' mothers and fathers... Don't be disturbed by these images. He who was killed this way doesn't feel. By Allah, he does not feel. These are not my words, but the words of our beloved Prophet [Muhammad]: He who is Martyred doesn't feel. Only we suffer by these images. By Allah, [the Martyr] doesn't feel. His soul has ascended to Allah. His soul is with the Lord. His soul is inside a green bird. He is with Allah now. He is in Paradise. Only we suffer by these images... In other cities, in other countries, thousands die in earthquakes, floods, plane crashes, in ferry or shipwrecks, in natural or unnatural disasters. Thousands die. Thousands die but we don't know what their fate is with Allah. But we [in Gaza] are Martyrs. The enemy has killed us and we are Martyrs."
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PA TV reporter: Martyrdom death is "the wish of all the Palestinians"
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Source:
Official Palestinian Authority TV, June 6, 2014
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Official PA TV News reported on demonstrations marking the anniversary of the Israeli occupation of Jerusalem.
Demonstrator in Gaza: “My wish – and I always ask it of Allah – is to die a Martyr (Shahid) on the walls of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.”
Official PA TV reporter: “This is the wish of all the Palestinians, who are separated by only a few hundred meters from Jerusalem, but [whom] the Israeli occupation authorities prevent from enjoying the sight of their holy city.” |
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Mother of terrorist says her son always asked her to pray for his Martyrdom death
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Source:
Official Palestinian Authority TV, Oct. 22, 2013
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PA TV News report about Muhammad Asi’s funeral:
PA TV newsreader: “Masses from the Ramallah and El-Bireh district escorted the body of Martyr (Shahid) Muhammad Asi from the Palestinian Medical Compound in Ramallah to his place of birth in Beit Lakia in the western part of the district. Occupation forces assassinated Asi yesterday [Oct. 22, 2013] when it attacked the cave he was in…”
Muhammad Asi’s mother: “He would always tell me: ‘Mother, pray for me [to attain] Martyrdom death (Shahada). Mother, pray for me [to attain] Martyrdom death. I want it. Don’t tell me to get married, I don’t want to get married, I want to get married in paradise. I want Martyrdom death mother.’”
PA TV reporter: “The Martyr’s body was carried on the shoulders of his relatives, friends and fellow villagers before being buried in the ground. And he was escorted as a Martyr to the bride who loved him and whose land he loved, she is Palestine.”
PA TV reporter: “Martyr Muhammad Asi is a summary of our people’s story and catastrophes, and he rebelled and revolted against the oppressor. He was chased and fled to the mountains to oppose the occupation. His choice and promise were: ‘Freedom with dignity or Martyrdom death under the earth.’”
Note: Muhammad Asi – one of the planners of a terror attack on a Tel Aviv bus in which approximately 30 people were wounded. The attack occurred during Israel’s Pillar of Defense operation, which was aimed at destroying Hamas’ terror infrastructure in the Gaza Strip (Nov. 14-21, 2012). Asi was killed during an exchange of fire with the Israeli army forces that came to detain him on October 22, 2013.
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Woman says relative wanted Martyrdom, he is groom
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Source:
Official Palestinian Authority TV, Dec. 26, 2010
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PA TV News broadcast a report on two Palestinians killed while attempting to lay landmines along the security fence in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. A family member [of one of them, Mahmoud Yousuf Al-Najar]:
"Today he is a groom. I've sounded a joyous cry. He is a groom. He wanted to become a Martyr for a long time. When I told him: 'Find a job,' he said: 'I want to be a Martyr.'"
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Death for Allah "great dream" of would-be terrorist
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Source:
Official Palestinian Authority TV, Nov. 10, 2008
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Interview with Samira Al-Janazra, who was arrested and imprisoned by Israel for planning a suicide bombing in a bank, upon her release:
“Since childhood I wanted to light my inner revolution and I followed this path. I expected either Shahada [Martyrdom] or prison, but in the end there are those more noble than us – those Shahids [Martyrs] who fell. The Shahada is a great dream. I praise Allah for [granting] either Shahada or prison.” Click here to view |
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3- Parents celebrate children's death
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Creating a supportive social environment for terrorists has been a critical factor in the Palestinian Authority's successful promotion of suicide terrorism. To this end, PA policy has been to honor terrorists as Shahids (Martyrs for Allah), and to teach Palestinian mothers to celebrate when their children die as terrorist Shahids. Categorizing these dead terrorists as Shahids grants them the highest honor a Muslim can achieve, and is therefore cause for a mother to celebrate, according to this PA teaching.
An example of that happiness and celebration can be seen in Um Nidal, mother of a suicide terrorist:
Um Nidal is filmed with her son, Muhammad, who is armed and ready to carry out a terror attack:
"By Allah, today is the best day of my life. I feel that our Lord is pleased with me, because I am offering something [my son] for Him. I wish to sacrifice more [sons] for Allah's forgiveness, and for the flag [of Islam], 'There is no god but Allah', to fly over Palestine.... It's true that there's nothing more precious than children, but for the sake of Allah – what is precious becomes cheap." Click to view video on website
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Mother of synagogue terrorist praises her son who murdered five
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Source:
Al-Hayat.com, Nov. 19, 2014
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Mother of terrorist Uday Abu Jamal recited a poem while receiving guests in her mourning tent:
"I'm wearing the embroidered gown.
How beautiful is your Martyrdom.
You have placed a crown [upon my head] and a star upon my shoulders.
O Ghassan and Uday, who carried out the operation (i.e., murder of 5),
blessed be your hands and the tips of your fingers.
Blessed be the womb that bore you,
blessed be the breasts that nurtured you.
The daughter of Gaza said:
The people of Jerusalem sacrificed their blood, children and wives for the cause.
I, daughter of Jerusalem, am giving Gaza the most beautiful gift.
Ghassan's mother and Uday's mother said:
I brought up my children on the religion of Islam.
Yesterday [I gave] the most beautiful gift.
The Martyrs' blood was not spilled in vain. I am a Palestinian."
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Note: On Nov. 18, 2014, two Arab terrorists, Ghassan and Uday Abu Jamal from East Jerusalem, entered a synagogue in Jerusalem and attacked worshippers with guns, knives and axes, killing 4 worshippers and a police officer. 7 people were injured, 3 of them seriously. The terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire with Israeli Security Forces that arrived on the scene. |
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Mother of murderer of 3 Israeli teens: He was honored with Martyrdom because Allah loved him
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Official Palestinian Authority TV, Sept. 23, 2014
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PA TV reporter: "At two a.m., according to Zionist hatred time, the residential quarter in Hebron awoke to the sound of shots fired by the occupation directly at the two Martyrs, Amer Abu Aisheh and Marwan Al-Qawasmi..."
Mother of Marwan Al-Qawasmi at his funeral: "[My son] Marwan is an angel. He was loved all his life. Everyone loves him. He is noble, pure and modest - an angel; the hero among heroes and a leader. If Allah hadn't loved him, He wouldn't have honored him with Martyrdom."
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Note: Marwan Al-Qawasmi and Amer Abu Aisheh – Hamas terrorists who kidnapped and murdered three Israeli youths on June 12, 2014: Eyal Yifrach,19, Gilad Shaar,16, and Naftali Frenkel,16. The Israeli boys' bodies were found by Israeli security forces near Hebron on June 30, 2014. The two terrorists were killed on Sept. 23, 2014 during an exchange of fire with an Israeli army force that was attempting to arrest them.
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Palestinian mother celebrates her son’s death: “This is the first time I see joy in my heart”
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Source:
Official Palestinian Authority TV, Sept. 12, 2014
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Mother of Muhammad Sunuqrut at his funeral: "This is the first time I see joy in my heart. This is the first time I see such joy. This is the first time. Thank Allah for giving him Martyrdom."
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Note: Muhammad Sunuqrut was a 16-year-old Palestinian who was killed during a riot in Jerusalem in 2014. |
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Fatah members tell mother of suicide bombing planner: Your sons "drew with their blood the road towards freedom, independence and honor"
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Source:
Official PA daily, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, June 28, 2014
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“On the 10th anniversary of his Martyrdom death (Shahada), a delegation of Fatah members in Nablus visited the mother of the commander and Martyr (Shahid) Naif Abu Sharakh and Martyr Ghassan Abu Sharakh, in her home in the Old City of Nablus… Fatah member Rashid Al-Namr told Al-Hayat Al-Jadida that the purpose of the visit was to emphasize the renewed commitment and loyalty to the Martyrs, who drew with their blood the road towards freedom, independence and honor. He explained that commander Abu Sharakh, as well as his brother, the Martyr Ghassan, was one of the distinct symbols of the Palestinian revolution in the entire homeland, and in the Jenin district and the north specifically. He also explained that the Martyr possessed the personality of a leader, which filled a role in assembling his many friends, despite their different [political] leanings, and that he used that [quality] in his confrontation with the enemy.
On her part, the Martyr’s mother, Um Naif, expressed her appreciation of the visit of her ‘sons’ (i.e., the Fatah members who visited her), whom she described as ‘esteemed Fatah members’ and emphasized the need to continue the struggle in the way her sons and all the Martyrs died, in order to liberate Palestine.”
Naif Abu Sharakh was the commander of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades (Fatah’s military wing) in Nablus. He was involved in many terrorist attacks against Israel, including a double suicide bombing in Tel Aviv on Jan. 5, 2003 in which 23 people were killed and dozens were injured. Sharakh was killed by the Israeli army on June 26, 2004. For more, click "full article."
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Aunt of terrorist shooter says her nephew made her and the whole family proud
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Source:
Official Palestinian Authority TV, May 31, 2014
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Official PA TV program A Martyr’s Tale about terrorist Mustafa Faisal Abu Sariyah, an Islamic Jihad terrorist who, along with Abd Al-Karim Omar Muhammad Ahmad, killed Michal Mor and Noam Gozovsky and wounded 16 others in a shooting attack in Afula on Nov. 26, 2001. Both terrorists were killed in an ensuing exchange of fire.
Official PA TV narrator: “Mustafa Faisal Abu Sariyah... Our heroic Martyr (Shahid) was born in Jenin, the city of resolve. He suckled the love of the homeland from a young age, prepared his Martyrdom-death with a clever and goal-oriented plan, carried his soul in his hands and turned to the field [of action], where the event transpired. There his soul ascended to heaven...”
Mother of Mustafa Faisal Abu Sariyah: “When I heard there had been an operation (i.e., terror attack) in Afula, something inside of me told me: ‘Get up, purify yourself and pray.’ I said: ‘May Allah bless the womb that bore [the one who carried out] this operation, and give life to the mother of the one who carried out the operation.” (At this point she did not know it was her son, -ed.)
Aunt of Mustafa Faisal Abu Sariyah: “He made us proud in the refugee camp, and made the entire Abu Sariyah family proud. Since then, every time it’s said that someone died a Martyr, I mourn and don’t mourn at the same time, because I’m happy that the operation came out of the refugee camp. We are happy and proud of them.”
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Hamas TV: Sbarro bomber's funeral is "a wedding worthy of ululations"
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Source:
Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas), Apr. 30, 2014
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Hamas TV reporter: "The Martyrdom-seeker Izz Al-Din Al-Masri (suicide bomber who killed 15) has returned victorious... He has returned to make those who loved him happy, just as he made them happy on the day he carried out his operation (suicide terror attack) 13 years ago. The return to his home in Aqqaba was a wedding worthy of ululations (the Martyr's wedding to the 72 Virgins in Paradise)..."
Suicide bomber's mother: "I congratulate him: Congratulations, my son, on your Martyrdom, praise Allah..."
Hamas TV reporter: "Izz Al-Din Al-Masri ascended to Paradise in a Martyrdom-seeking operation (suicide terror attack) he carried out in the Sbarro restaurant in Jerusalem, where he gave the Zionists a taste of humiliation after killing 19 Zionists and wounding dozens... The citizens expressed their pride in Izz Al-Din's heroism, along with the thousands who gathered to accompany him on his final journey, and they did not forget all those who played a role in this operation."...
Hamas leader Ahmad Nimr Abu Ara: "I salute Ahlam Tamimi, (planner of the Sbarro bombing) who brought Izz Al-Din to his battlefield; I salute Qais Adwan (responsible for murder of 77); I salute Abdallah Barghouti (67 life sentences); I salute Ahmed Al-Ja'abari (Hamas leader); I salute Muhammad Deif (Hamas leader), and first and foremost, I salute prisoner Jamal Abu Al-Hija (9 life sentences)."
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