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	<title>In poor Arab villages like Jisr a-Zarka, poverty and alienation keep people from the polls &#8211; The Times of Israel</title>
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        <title>In poor Arab villages like Jisr a-Zarka, poverty and alienation keep people from the polls</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 11:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Israeli elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Balad party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ra'am Ta'al party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hadash party]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jisr az-Zarqa]]></category>
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