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<p class="MsoNormal" dir="rtl" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font size="3"><span lang="HE">חוק החנינה החדש חשוב לצעירים (וצעירים ברוחם) שהיו פעילים בתקופת גירוש גוש קטיף. בניגוד למה שפורסם: החוק חל גם על מי שחסמו כבישים, וכן על הצעירים שעמדו בגג בית הכנסת בכפר דרום. <span style="COLOR: #1f497d">קו-חם </span><span style="COLOR: black">0525666942 - רצוי לסמס </span><span style="COLOR: #1f497d"> <a href="http://www.inn.co.il/News/Flash.aspx/277766" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" dir="ltr"><font color="#800080">http://www.inn.co.il/News/Flash.aspx/277766</font></span></a></span></span><span dir="ltr" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" dir="rtl" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">הרבה פעילים התעניינו: האם דני דון בסוף כן דאג, לפני שנסע לחו"ל, שיהיה רוב לחוק הנ"ל בועדת חוקה??</span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #1f497d; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> </span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">התשובה היא: כן. בנוסף, דני דנון אמור להוביל כעת, בקצב מאד מהיר, חוק חברתי-לאומי חשוב מאד - חוק למען נפגעי ההקפאה. נעדכן.</span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" dir="rtl" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">נפגשים במבואות יריחו ביום ראשון ז' אדר (21/02) ב- 16:30. משם - צעדה רגלית ושיירת מכוניות. לפרטים באשר להגעה מירושלים: גרעין יריחו- 052-6071528, 052-6737562.</span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" dir="rtl" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="HE" style="COLOR: black"><font size="3">עם התנ"ך חוזר לארץ התנ"ך. לזכר סרן שלמה קרויזר. לפרטים: 0508359958 דביר.<br> </font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Warning: Certain JTA stories about Israel may not be truthful </span><span lang="HE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">You will remember that last year, we all approached</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">the JTA, a news agency serving the American Jewish press, and asked them to correct a story about Israeli settlers who purportedly "threw acid at soldiers". But</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">the JTA, in extensive email correspondence with Mattot Arim, coldly refused to check up on the story adequately – such as, by simply asking a police or army spokesperson for the names and medical</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">records of the "soldiers" purportedly hurt by the "acid</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span lang="HE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span>."</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span lang="HE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">The JTA was even impertinent enough to put out a special post entitled "We</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">stand by our story"</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span lang="HE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span>:</span><span dir="ltr"></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="ltr"></span><span dir="ltr"></span> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><a href="http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/article/2009/10/02/1008266/the-acid-test-we-stand-by-our-reporting" target="_blank"><font color="#800080">http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/article/2009/10/02/1008266/the-acid-test-we-stand-by-our-reporting</font></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Other media had written the same thing the JTA did, the JTA boasted, citing the Jerusalem</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Post, among other media. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span> </span></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span lang="HE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">The JTA's response gave Mattot Arim an interesting idea. Since the Jerusalem Post has a very good name, we contacted the Post about <i>their</i> "settlers throw acid" story, to see what a good news outfit does</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">when challenged. Was the JTA's poor standard everyone's standard? </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">No. The</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Jerusalem Post was fair and professional, unlike the JTA. The Post DID look into our complaint about the seeming falsity of the report. The Post DID contact</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">the Israel Police. And they DID manage to find out that the story was false. Instead of "standing by their story", the</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Jerusalem Post published a detailed correction, entitled " Claim settlers used acid against police in Hebron unsubstantiated":</span><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"> </font><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><a href="http://209.85.129.132/search?q=cache:PuRNSiRRETIJ:www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite%3Fcid%3D1260447442232%26pagename%3DJPArticle%252FShowFull+jpost+acid+susie+dym&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=il" target="_blank"><font color="#800080">http://209.85.129.132/search?q=cache:PuRNSiRRETIJ:www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite%3Fcid%3D1260447442232%26pagename%3DJPArticle%252FShowFull+jpost+acid+susie+dym&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=il</font></a></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Mattot Arim politely brought the Jerusalem Post's hard work and good</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">findings to the attention of the JTA. Here is the JTA Editor's</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">response</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span lang="HE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span>:</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #548dd4; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">From:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #548dd4; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> <a title="aeden@jta.org" href="mailto:aeden@jta.org" target="_blank"><span style="COLOR: #548dd4">Ami Eden</span></a> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #548dd4; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Sent:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #548dd4; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> Tuesday, December 15, 2009 10:53 PM</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #548dd4; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Subject:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #548dd4; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> Re: attn Ami Eden – (…) inappropriate for you to continue standing by your acid story</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="COLOR: #548dd4"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">I saw the JPost article and plan to write about it in some way.</font></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; DIRECTION: ltr; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; DIRECTION: ltr; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">Since the JTA editor gave that undertaking, many months have gone by. Has the original story been corrected by the JTA, and has the JTA's "stand by our story"</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">post been pulled? No. The "settlers threw acid" allegation, which can by now only be termed a falsehood, still adorns the</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">JTA website.</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span lang="HE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> </span><span dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><a href="http://jta.org/news/article/2009/06/24/1005829/behind-the-headlines-radical-jewish-settlers" target="_blank"><span dir="ltr"><font color="#800080">http://jta.org/news/article/2009/06/24/1005829/behind-the-headlines-radical-jewish-settlers</font></span></a><span lang="HE"></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Conclusion: </span><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Please do not automatically believe press reports about "settlers".</span></b><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">And the JTA is not the only example of this problem. For example, a front-page New York Times report a few years ago said that 86% of the land of an Israeli city called Maale Adumim was built on private Palestinian land: <span> </span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/21/world/middleeast/21land.html?ex=1321765200&en=fcdc2fa8abaf254e&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss" target="_blank"><font color="#800080">http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/21/world/middleeast/21land.html?ex=1321765200&en=fcdc2fa8abaf254e&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss</font></a></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"> </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">The New York Times was forced to grudgingly admit later, however, that </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #1f497d">"</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">some differences" between the original story and "new data" did "complicate the picture… The earlier data showed Maale Adumim containing 86 percent private Palestinian land…. According to the new data, however, only 0.54 percent of the settlement is listed as private land." Aha. Not 86% - half a percent and even that, in a list which is not court-tested. </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span> </span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/14/world/middleeast/14israel.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin" target="_blank"><font color="#800080">http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/14/world/middleeast/14israel.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin</font></a> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #1f497d"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">So, it</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">cannot be said too often: Do NOT blindly believe JTA, NYT, and many other news media</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">when they write about Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria. Sometimes news media's political beliefs may overcome their journalistic skills, making their stories unreliable fare for readers. Please pass this on</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">. </span><span lang="HE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #1f497d">March to Jericho Sunday 7 Adar/21 February</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Meet in Mevoot Yericho (see below for</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">how to get there) at 16:30. Proceed</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">to</span><span lang="HE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><br>
</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Jericho by car and on foot</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">For particulars: Garin Yericho – tel</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span lang="HE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> 052-6071528, 052-6737562.</span><span dir="ltr"></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="ltr"></span><span dir="ltr"></span>. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; DIRECTION: ltr; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Getting to Mevoot Yericho from Jerusalem:</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Take Highway 1 to the Jordan Valley; turn north to Highway 90 following</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">the signpost to Beit Shean. After some 20 km, turn left towards Yitav inside the Arab village of Uja which straddles Highway 90 and travel some 5</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">km</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span lang="HE" dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span>.</span><span dir="ltr"></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span lang="HE" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="ltr"></span><span dir="ltr"></span> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Opposite the entrance to Yitav, turn left again (signposted</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">towards Jericho), travel some 5km and watch for signs to Mevoot Yericho</span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl"></span> <span lang="HE">.(</span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d">There are roadworks in the area, so watch signs carefully.</span></p>
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