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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/05/world/middleeast/05sderot.html
A Town Under Fire Becomes a Symbol for Israel
[New York Times] Ethan Bronner - Sderot, an Israeli town a mile from Gaza, has been pounded by Palestinian rockets for the past seven years. The sense that Sderot is actually Israel's front line in its battle for legitimacy and self-respect has gained real currency. Sderot is a bitter sample of what more distant parts of Israel may face if the threat here is ignored.