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Israeli PM Olmert inspects reinforced building in Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (C) and Deputy Defence Minister Matan Vilnai (R) inspect a school building which has been reinforced to protect the civilian population against Palestinian Qassam rocket attacks from the nearby Gaza Strip, on December 9, 2008 in Kibbutz Givim, Israel. (UPI Photo/David Silverman/POOL)

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