Bird watching is especially popular in northern Israel, where the varied climates of the Sea of Galilee, the Golan Heights and Mount Hermon provide lush habitats for hundreds of thousands of birds, including the endangered Marbled Teal, whose only breeding havens are located here.

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But if his party's two remaining seats are North Down, held by Lady Sylvia Hermon, and South Antrim, held by David Burnside, he may not have much choice.

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The Corporation Tax campaign united the Stormont parties, despite opposition from the trade unions and the North Down MP Lady Sylvia Hermon.

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Paul Hermon was stuck near Bath and said he parked his car "neatly" on a "quiet side road" after finding he could not continue his journey.

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The trade unions and the North Down MP, Lady Sylvia Hermon, worried about the potential cost to public services.

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According to the website for Mount Hermon, it is the highest point in Israel and is visited by skiers in winter and hikers the rest of the year.

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The head of the radio's Hebrew section, Michael Hermon, said people should know about Jewish life in Poland, and "not only museums and concentration camps".

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On 4 July 2012, as Mr Paterson and his team took MPs' questions, he was urged by North Down MP Lady Hermon "to find a long-term solution to this agonising problem for many, many people, which has heaped misery upon misery upon misery".

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