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    Israel Tests Missile Defense

    When it appeared that the US was about to attack Syria, Israelis flocked to collect gas masks in case it might be a target of retribution. Today, Israel test-fired a missile, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "it is not advisable" for anyone to harm his country.  Edmund Sanders is in Jerusalem for the Los Angeles Times .

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    When it appeared that the US was about to attack Syria, Israelis flocked to collect gas masks in case it might be a target of retribution. Today, Israel test-fired a missile, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "it is not advisable" for anyone to harm his country. Edmund Sanders is in Jerusalem for the Los Angeles Times.

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    Congress Takes Up Strikes on Syria
    1. 0:00Israel Tests Missile DefenseYou’re reading this
    2. 8:05The President, Congress and the 'Red Line' in Syria
    3. 43:48Nicholas Kristof on the Dilapidated State of Our Public Lands
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Kerry Cavanaugh

      editorial writer at the Los Angeles Times

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      Gideon Brower

      Independent Producer

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      Edmund Sanders

      Los Angeles Times

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Congress Takes Up Strikes on Syria
    1. 0:00Israel Tests Missile DefenseYou’re reading this
    2. 8:05The President, Congress and the 'Red Line' in Syria
    3. 43:48Nicholas Kristof on the Dilapidated State of Our Public Lands
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