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      <title>Rare Skin Disease Ruined Gaza Man&apos;s Life — Until Israeli Doctors Stepped In</title>
      <description>He was in pain. He could not work. He was ashamed. He&apos;d been told there was no treatment. Then he went to Hadassah Medical Center.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2017 11:58:00 -0400</pubDate>
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