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Monday, 11 August 2008
Jewish Georgian minister tells Israel Radio: Thanks to Israeli training, we're fending off Russian military
'Georgian Minister Temur Yakobashvili yesterday praised Israel for its role in training Georgian troops and said Israel should be proud of its military might.
"Israel should be proud of its military, which trained Georgian soldiers," Yakobashvili, who is Jewish, told Army Radio in Hebrew. He was referring to a private Israeli group Georgia had hired.'