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  • (Present-Day Ashkelon)
    Saturday Aug 12, 1099
    Crusades

    Battle of Ascalon

    (Present-Day Ashkelon)
    Saturday Aug 12, 1099

    Godfrey of Bouillon further secures the Frankish position by defeating an Egyptian relief force at the Battle of Ascalon in August 1099.




  • Galilee
    Friday Jul 3, 1187
    Crusades

    Battle of Hattin

    Galilee
    Friday Jul 3, 1187

    The news of the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Hattin and the subsequent fall of Jerusalem gradually reached Western Europe.




  • Acre
    Monday Aug 28, 1189
    Crusades

    Siege of Acre (1189)

    Acre
    Monday Aug 28, 1189

    Richard I and Philip II of France agreed to go on the Crusade in January 1188. Arriving in the Holy Land, Richard had led his support to the stalemated siege of Acre. The Muslim defenders surrendered on 12 July 1191.




  • Acre
    Tuesday Aug 20, 1191
    Crusades

    Massacre at Ayyadieh

    Acre
    Tuesday Aug 20, 1191

    On 20 August 1191, Richard had more than 2,000 prisoners beheaded at the so-called massacre of Ayyadieh. Saladin subsequently ordered the execution of his Christian prisoners in retaliation.




  • Acre
    Saturday Aug 31, 1191
    Crusades

    Departure of Philip II

    Acre
    Saturday Aug 31, 1191

    Richard remained in sole command of the Crusader force after the departure of Philip II on 31 July 1191.




  • Arsuf
    Saturday Sep 7, 1191
    Crusades

    Battle of Arsuf

    Arsuf
    Saturday Sep 7, 1191

    Richard moved south, defeating Saladin's forces at the Battle of Arsuf on 7 September 1191.




  • Holy Lands
    Thursday Dec 12, 1191
    Crusades

    Saladin disbanded the greater part of his army

    Holy Lands
    Thursday Dec 12, 1191

    On 12 December 1191 Saladin disbanded the greater part of his army. Learning this, Richard pushed his army forward, to within 12 miles from Jerusalem before retreating back to the coast. The Crusaders made another advance on Jerusalem, coming within sight of the city in June before being forced to retreat again. Hugh III of Burgundy, leader of the Franks, was adamant that a direct attack on Jerusalem should be made. This split the Crusader army into two factions, and neither was strong enough to achieve its objective. Without a united command the army had little choice but to retreat back to the coast.


  • Jaffa
    Monday Jul 27, 1192
    Crusades

    Battle of Jaffa

    Jaffa
    Monday Jul 27, 1192

    On 27 July 1192, Saladin's army began the battle of Jaffa, capturing the city. Richard's forces stormed Jaffa from the sea and the Muslims were driven from the city. Attempts to retake Jaffa failed and Saladin was forced to retreat.


  • Jaffa
    Wednesday Sep 2, 1192
    Crusades

    Treaty of Jaffa

    Jaffa
    Wednesday Sep 2, 1192

    On 2 September 1192 Richard and Saladin entered into the Treaty of Jaffa, providing that Jerusalem would remain under Muslim control while allowing unarmed Christian pilgrims and traders to freely visit the city. This treaty ended the Third Crusade.


  • Acre
    1228
    Crusades

    Frederick II reached Acre

    Acre
    1228

    Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II was excommunicated for frequently breaking an obligation to the pope to join the crusade. In 1227 he embarked on a crusade but was forced to abandon it due to illness but in 1228 he finally reached Acre. Culturally, Frederick was the Christian monarch most empathetic to the Muslim world, having grown up in Sicily, with a Muslim bodyguard. Despite his ex-communication by Pope Gregory IX, his diplomatic skills meant the Sixth Crusade was largely a negotiation supported by force.


  • Ayn Jalut, Galilee
    Friday Sep 3, 1260
    Crusades

    Battle of Ain Jalut

    Ayn Jalut, Galilee
    Friday Sep 3, 1260

    The threat presented by an invasion by the Mongols led to Qutuz seizing the sultanate in 1259 and uniting with another faction led by Baibars to defeat the Mongols at Ain Jalut. The Mamluks then quickly gained control of Damascus and Aleppo before Qutuz was assassinated, most probably by Baibers.


  • Ayn Jalut
    Friday Sep 3, 1260
    Mamluks

    Battle of Ain Jalut

    Ayn Jalut
    Friday Sep 3, 1260

    Battle was fought between the Bahri Mamluks of Egypt and the Mongol Empire on 3 September 1260. The battle ended in a Mongol rout and Kitbuqa's capture and execution. Afterward, the Mamluks proceeded to recapture Damascus and the other Syrian cities taken by the Mongols.


  • Acre, Israel
    Sunday Aug 26, 1263
    02:37:00 AM
    Mamluks

    Baibars' troops attacked Acre

    Acre, Israel
    Sunday Aug 26, 1263
    02:37:00 AM

    Baibars' troops attacked Acre in 1263.


  • Arsuf, Israel
    1265
    Mamluks

    Baibars launched expeditions in Arsuf

    Arsuf, Israel
    1265

    Baibars launched expeditions against the Crusader fortresses throughout Syria, capturing Arsuf in 1265.


  • Acre
    1260s
    Crusades

    Sultan Baibars drove the Franks to a few small coastal outposts

    Acre
    1260s

    Between 1265 and 1271, Sultan Baibars drove the Franks to a few small coastal outposts. Baibars had three key objectives: to prevent an alliance between the Latins and the Mongols, to cause dissension among the Mongols (particularly between the Golden Horde and the Persian Ilkhanate), and to maintain access to a supply of slave recruits from the Russian steppes. He supported King Manfred of Sicily's failed resistance to the attack of Charles and the papacy. Dissension in the crusader states led to conflicts such as the War of Saint Sabas. Venice drove the Genoese from Acre to Tyre where they continued to trade with Baibars' Egypt. Indeed, Baibars negotiated free passage for the Genoese with Michael VIII Palaiologos, Emperor of Nicaea, the newly restored ruler of Constantinople.


  • Holy Lands
    1271
    Crusades

    Lord Edward's crusade

    Holy Lands
    1271

    Lord Edward, the future king of England, and a small retinue arrived too late for the conflict but continued to the Holy Land in what is known as the Ninth Crusade. Edward survived an assassination attempt, negotiated a ten-year truce, and then returned to manage his affairs in England. This ended the last significant crusading effort in the eastern Mediterranean.


  • Acre
    Friday May 18, 1291
    Crusades

    Siege of Acre

    Acre
    Friday May 18, 1291

    The mainland Crusader states were finally extinguished with the siege of Acre in 1291. It is reported that many Latin Christians evacuated to Cyprus by boat, were killed or enslaved.


  • Jaffa, Sidon Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (Present Day Jaffa, Israel)
    Sunday Mar 3, 1799
    Napoleon

    Siege of Jaffa

    Jaffa, Sidon Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (Present Day Jaffa, Israel)
    Sunday Mar 3, 1799

    The attack on Jaffa was particularly brutal. Bonaparte discovered that many of the defenders were former prisoners of war, ostensibly on parole, so he ordered the garrison and 1,400 prisoners to be executed by bayonet or drowning to save bullets.


  • Acre, Ottoman Empire (Present Day Acre, Israel)
    Wednesday Mar 20, 1799
    Napoleon

    Siege of Acre

    Acre, Ottoman Empire (Present Day Acre, Israel)
    Wednesday Mar 20, 1799

    Napoleon failed to reduce the fortress of Acre, so he marched his army back to Egypt in May.


  • Acre, Israel
    1799
    Mamluks

    Siege of Acre (1799)

    Acre, Israel
    1799

    The siege of Acre of 1799 was an unsuccessful French siege of the Ottoman city of Acre, As a result of the failed siege, Napoleon Bonaparte retreated two months later and withdrew to Egypt.


  • Acre, Israel
    Oct, 1831
    Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt

    Ibrahim Pasha were sent north to besiege Acre

    Acre, Israel
    Oct, 1831

    Ibrahim Pasha was sent north to besiege Acre in October 1831. After Abdullah Pasha ibn Ali governor of Acre refused request to contribute towards Muhammad Ali's war effort.


  • Ottoman Syrian provinces
    Monday Oct 31, 1831
    Muhammad Ali of Egypt

    Egyptian invasion of Syria

    Ottoman Syrian provinces
    Monday Oct 31, 1831

    A new fleet was built, a new army was raised and on 31 October 1831, under Ibrahim Pasha, the Egyptian invasion of Syria initiated the First Turko-Egyptian War. For the sake of appearance on the world stage, a pretext for the invasion was vital.


  • Acre, Israel
    May, 1832
    Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt

    Acre fell to Ibrahim's army six months

    Acre, Israel
    May, 1832

    The city fell to Ibrahim's army six months later in May 1832. After Acre, he continued on to win control of Aleppo, Homs, Beirut, Sidon, Tripoli, and Damascus.


  • Acre
    Sunday May 27, 1832
    Muhammad Ali of Egypt

    Egyptian force eventually captured Acre

    Acre
    Sunday May 27, 1832

    The Egyptians overran most of Syria and its hinterland with ease. The strongest and only really significant resistance was put up at the port city of Acre. The Egyptian force eventually captured the city after a six-month siege, which lasted from 3 November 1831 to 27 May 1832. Unrest on the Egyptian home front increased dramatically during the course of the siege. Ali was forced to squeeze Egypt more and more in order to support his campaign and his people resented the increased burden.


  • Acre, Israel
    Sunday May 27, 1832
    Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt

    Ibrahim Pasha took Acre

    Acre, Israel
    Sunday May 27, 1832

    He took Acre after a severe siege on May 27, 1832.


  • Palestine
    1906
    David Ben-Gurion

    Immigrated

    Palestine
    1906

    In 1906 he immigrated to Ottoman Palestine.


  • Palestine
    Monday Apr 12, 1909
    David Ben-Gurion

    Arab from Kafr Kanna was killed

    Palestine
    Monday Apr 12, 1909

    On 12 April 1909, following an attempted robbery in which an Arab from Kafr Kanna was killed, Ben-Gurion was involved in fighting during which one guard and a farmer from Sejera were killed.


  • Beersheba, (Syria this time)
    Wednesday Oct 31, 1917
    World War 1

    Battle of Beersheba

    Beersheba, (Syria this time)
    Wednesday Oct 31, 1917

    At the end of October, the Sinai and Palestine Campaign resumed, when General Edmund Allenby's XXth Corps, XXI Corps and Desert Mounted Corps (British Crops) won the Battle of Beersheba. Two Ottoman armies were defeated a few weeks later at the Battle of Mughar Ridge.


  • Palestine
    Nov, 1917
    David Ben-Gurion

    Balfour Declaration

    Palestine
    Nov, 1917

    After the Balfour Declaration of November 1917, the situation changed dramatically and in 1918 Ben-Gurion, with the interest of Zionism in mind, switched sides and joined the newly formed Jewish Legion of the British Army.


  • Tel Aviv, Palestine, now Israel
    1931
    David Ben-Gurion

    The house

    Tel Aviv, Palestine, now Israel
    1931

    The house where he lived from 1931 on, and for part of each year after 1953, is now a historic house museum in Tel Aviv, the "Ben-Gurion House".


  • Tel Aviv, Palestine (Present Day Tel Aviv, Israel)
    1932
    Shimon Peres

    Immigrated to Palestine

    Tel Aviv, Palestine (Present Day Tel Aviv, Israel)
    1932

    In 1932, Peres' father immigrated to Mandatory Palestine and settled in Tel Aviv.


  • Palestine
    1936
    David Ben-Gurion

    The 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine

    Palestine
    1936

    During the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine, Ben-Gurion instigated a policy of restraint ("Havlagah") in which the Haganah and other Jewish groups did not retaliate for Arab attacks against Jewish civilians, concentrating only on self-defense. In 1937, the Peel Commission recommended partitioning Palestine into Jewish and Arab areas and Ben-Gurion supported this policy. This led to conflict with Ze'ev Jabotinsky who opposed partition and as a result, Jabotinsky's supporters split with the Haganah and abandoned Havlagah.


  • Palestine
    Tuesday May 23, 1939
    David Ben-Gurion

    The British 1939 White paper

    Palestine
    Tuesday May 23, 1939

    The British 1939 White paper stipulated that Jewish immigration to Palestine was to be limited to 15,000 a year for the first five years, and would subsequently be contingent on Arab consent.


  • Israel
    1941
    Shimon Peres

    HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed

    Israel
    1941

    In 1941, he was elected Secretary of HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed, a Labor Zionist youth movement.


  • Israel
    1945
    Shimon Peres

    Marriage

    Israel
    1945

    In 1945, Peres married Sonya Gelman, who preferred to remain outside the public eye. They had three children.


  • Israel
    1940s
    Itzak Stern

    Stern moved to Paris then to Israel

    Israel
    1940s

    After the liberation of the Brünnlitz camp by the Red Army, Stern moved to Paris, France and eventually emigrated to Israel.


  • Israel
    Friday May 14, 1948
    David Ben-Gurion

    Israeli declaration of independence

    Israel
    Friday May 14, 1948

    On 14 May 1948, on the last day of the British Mandate, Ben-Gurion declared the independence of the state of Israel. In the Israeli declaration of independence, he stated that the new nation would "uphold the full social and political equality of all its citizens, without distinction of religion, race".


  • Palestine
    Friday Sep 24, 1948
    David Ben-Gurion

    Killing 23 Israeli soldiers

    Palestine
    Friday Sep 24, 1948

    On 24 September, an incursion made by the Palestinian irregulars in the Latrun sector (killing 23 Israeli soldiers) precipitated the debate.


  • Palestine
    Sunday Sep 26, 1948
    David Ben-Gurion

    David put his argument to the Cabinet to attack Latrun again

    Palestine
    Sunday Sep 26, 1948

    On 26 September, David Ben-Gurion put his argument to the Cabinet to attack Latrun again and conquer the whole or a large part of West Bank.


  • Israel
    Monday Feb 14, 1949
    David Ben-Gurion

    A Prime Minister

    Israel
    Monday Feb 14, 1949

    After leading Israel during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Ben-Gurion was elected Prime Minister of Israel when his Mapai (Labour) party won the largest number of Knesset seats in the first national election, held on 14 February 1949.


  • Israel
    1951
    The Holocaust

    Yom HaShoah

    Israel
    1951

    Yom HaShoah became Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day in 1951.


  • Israel
    Mar, 1951
    The Holocaust

    Israel asked for compensation from the Federal Republic of Germany

    Israel
    Mar, 1951

    The government of Israel requested $1.5 billion from the Federal Republic of Germany in March 1951 to finance the rehabilitation of 500,000 Jewish survivors, arguing that Germany had stolen $6 billion from the European Jews.


  • Israel
    1952
    Shimon Peres

    Deputy Director-General of the Ministry of Defense

    Israel
    1952

    In 1952, he was appointed Deputy Director-General of the Ministry of Defense, and the following year, he became Director-General.


  • Israel
    Tuesday Nov 3, 1959
    Shimon Peres

    First elected to the Knesset

    Israel
    Tuesday Nov 3, 1959

    Peres was first elected to the Knesset in the 1959 elections, as a member of the Mapai party. He was given the role of Deputy Defense Minister, which he filled until 1965.


  • Sinai, Egypt & Jordan
    Monday Jun 5, 1967
    David Ben-Gurion

    Six-Day War began

    Sinai, Egypt & Jordan
    Monday Jun 5, 1967

    On 5 June, the Six-Day War began with Operation Focus, an Israeli air attack that decimated the Egyptian air force. Israel then captured the Sinai Peninsula and Gaza Strip from Egypt, the West Bank, including East Jerusalem from Jordan, and the Golan Heights from Syria in a series of campaigns.


  • Israel
    1969
    Shimon Peres

    Minister of Immigrant Absorption

    Israel
    1969

    In 1969, Peres was appointed Minister of Immigrant Absorption.


  • Israel
    1969
    Itzak Stern

    Death

    Israel
    1969

    Stern died at age 68.


  • Israel
    1970
    Shimon Peres

    Minister of Transportation and Communications

    Israel
    1970

    In 1970 he became Minister of Transportation and Communications.


  • Ramat Gan, Israel
    Saturday Dec 1, 1973
    David Ben-Gurion

    Death

    Ramat Gan, Israel
    Saturday Dec 1, 1973

    On 18 November 1973, Ben-Gurion suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, and was taken to Sheba Medical Center in Tel HaShomer, Ramat Gan. During the first week following the stroke, he received visits from many high-ranking officials, including Prime Minister Golda Meir. His condition began deteriorating on 23 November, and he died on 1 December at age 87.


  • Israel
    1974
    Shimon Peres

    Information Minister

    Israel
    1974

    In 1974, after a period as Information Minister.


  • Israel
    1977
    Shimon Peres

    A Prime Minister

    Israel
    1977

    Perez became a Prime Minister.


  • Israel
    Tuesday May 17, 1977
    Shimon Peres

    The 1977 elections

    Israel
    Tuesday May 17, 1977

    Peres succeeded Rabin as party leader prior to the 1977 elections when Rabin stepped down in the wake of a foreign currency scandal involving his wife.


  • Israel
    1983
    Donald Trump

    Jewish National Fund Tree of Life Award

    Israel
    1983

    In 1983, Trump received the Jewish National Fund Tree of Life Award, after he helped fund the building of two playgrounds, a park, and a reservoir in Israel.


  • Ramat Gan, Israel
    Tuesday Jan 22, 1991
    Gulf War

    the Scud attacks

    Ramat Gan, Israel
    Tuesday Jan 22, 1991

    As the Scud attacks continued, the Israelis grew increasingly impatient, and considered taking unilateral military action against Iraq. On 22 January 1991, a Scud missile hit the Israeli city of Ramat Gan, after two coalition Patriots failed to intercept it. Three elderly people suffered fatal heart attacks, another 96 people were injured, and 20 apartment buildings were damaged.


  • Israel
    1993
    KFC

    KFC Israel

    Israel
    1993

    KFC Israel existed from 1993 to 2013 and featured kosher restaurants.


  • Israel
    Nov, 1995
    Shimon Peres

    A Prime Minister for Second Time

    Israel
    Nov, 1995

    Shimon Peres served as Acting Prime Minister until 22 November 1995.


  • Israel
    1996
    Shimon Peres

    The Peres Center for Peace

    Israel
    1996

    In 1996, he founded the Peres Center for Peace, which has the aim of "promoting lasting peace and advancement in the Middle East by fostering tolerance, economic and technological development, cooperation and well-being".


  • Israel
    Monday Jul 31, 2000
    Shimon Peres

    2000 Israeli presidential election

    Israel
    Monday Jul 31, 2000

    In 2000, Peres ran for a seven-year term as Israel's President, a ceremonial head of state position which usually authorizes the selection of Prime Minister. However, he lost to Likud candidate Moshe Katsav.


  • Israel
    Sunday May 1, 2005
    Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

    Erdoğan's visit to Israel

    Israel
    Sunday May 1, 2005

    Erdoğan visited Israel on 1 May 2005, a gesture unusual for a leader of a Muslim majority country. During his trip, Erdoğan visited the Yad Vashem, Israel's official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust.


  • Israel
    Wednesday Nov 30, 2005
    Shimon Peres

    Leaving the Labor Party

    Israel
    Wednesday Nov 30, 2005

    On 30 November 2005 Peres announced that he was leaving the Labor Party to support Ariel Sharon and his new Kadima party.


  • Israel
    Wednesday Jun 13, 2007
    Shimon Peres

    A President

    Israel
    Wednesday Jun 13, 2007

    On 13 June 2007, Peres was elected President of the State of Israel by the Knesset. 58 of 120 members of the Knesset voted for him in the first round (whereas 38 voted for Reuven Rivlin, and 21 for Colette Avital).


  • Tel Aviv, Israel
    May, 2010
    Garry Kasparov

    Played 30 games simultaneously

    Tel Aviv, Israel
    May, 2010

    In May 2010 he played 30 games simultaneously, winning each one, against players at Tel Aviv University in Israel.


  • Israel
    Sunday Oct 13, 2013
    Facebook, Inc.

    Facebook acquired Onavo

    Israel
    Sunday Oct 13, 2013

    On October 13, Facebook acquired Onavo, an Israeli mobile web analytics company.


  • Israel
    Nov, 2013
    Carlos Slim

    Mobli

    Israel
    Nov, 2013

    In November 2013 Slim invested US$60 million in the Israeli startup Mobli, a company that deals with connections between people and communities corralled according to different interests.


  • Israel
    Thursday Jul 24, 2014
    Shimon Peres

    Last Day in Presidency

    Israel
    Thursday Jul 24, 2014

    Peres announced in April 2013 that he would not seek to extend his tenure beyond 2014. His successor, Reuven Rivlin, was elected on 10 June 2014 and took office on 24 July 2014.


  • Israel
    Sunday Nov 29, 2015
    Shimon Peres

    Diplomacy Award

    Israel
    Sunday Nov 29, 2015

    Shimon Peres received the Israeli Diplomacy Award, November 29, 2015


  • Israel
    Saturday Jul 2, 2016
    Mark Zuckerberg

    Accused by Israeli cabinet minister

    Israel
    Saturday Jul 2, 2016

    On July 2, 2016, Israeli cabinet minister Gilad Erdan accused Zuckerberg of having some responsibility for deadly attacks by Palestinians against Israelis.


  • Israel
    Wednesday Sep 28, 2016
    Shimon Peres

    Death

    Israel
    Wednesday Sep 28, 2016

    He died on 28 September 2016 at the age of 93.


  • Israel
    Dec, 2019
    KFC

    Reopen

    Israel
    Dec, 2019

    In December 2019 KFC has announced that it will be back to Israel until Christmas, planning to open dozens of restaurants by 2020.


  • Megiddo, Canaan
    Thursday Apr 16, 1457 BC
    Ancient Egypt

    Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC)

    Megiddo, Canaan
    Thursday Apr 16, 1457 BC

    The Battle of Megiddo (fought 15th century BC) was fought between Egyptian forces under the command of Pharaoh Thutmose III and a large rebellious coalition of Canaanite vassal states led by the king of Kadesh. It is the first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail. Megiddo is also the first recorded use of the composite bow and the first body count.


  • Israel
    734 BC
    Arameans

    Tiglath-Pileser III occupied Samaria

    Israel
    734 BC

    Tiglath-Pileser III also overthrew the Kingdom of Samaria in 734 BC.


  • Southern Canaan
    720s BC
    Assyria

    Shalmaneser V drove the Egyptians from southern Canaan

    Southern Canaan
    720s BC

    Shalmaneser V reigned only briefly, but once more drove the Egyptians from southern Canaan, where they were fomenting revolt against Assyria.


  • Ashdod, Neo-Assyrian Empire
    630s BC
    Ancient Egypt

    Fall of Ashdod

    Ashdod, Neo-Assyrian Empire
    630s BC

    The Fall of Ashdod refers to the successful Egyptian assault on the city of Ashdod, one of the five cities of the famed Philistine pentapolis, located in southwestern Canaan, in ca. 635 BC.


  • Megiddo, Canaan
    609 BC
    Ancient Egypt

    Battle of Megiddo (609 BC)

    Megiddo, Canaan
    609 BC

    This Battle of Megiddo is recorded as having taken place in 609 BC when Pharaoh Necho II of Egypt led his army to Carchemish (northern Syria) to join with his allies, the fading Neo-Assyrian Empire, against the surging Neo-Babylonian Empire. This required passing through territory controlled by the Kingdom of Judah. The Judaean king Josiah refused to let the Egyptians pass. The Judaean forces battled the Egyptians at Megiddo, resulting in Josiah's death and his kingdom becoming a vassal state of Egypt. The battle is recorded in the Hebrew Bible, the Greek 1 Esdras, and the writings of Josephus.


  • Banias
    200 BC
    Seleucid Empire

    Battle of Panium

    Banias
    200 BC

    Antiochus and Philip V of Macedon then made a pact to divide the Ptolemaic possessions outside of Egypt, and in the Fifth Syrian War, the Seleucids ousted Ptolemy V from the control of Coele-Syria. The Battle of Panium (200 BC) definitively transferred these holdings from the Ptolemies to the Seleucids. Antiochus appeared, at the least, to have restored the Seleucid Kingdom to glory.


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