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Article: Seinfeld's trip generates buzz

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November 27, 2007
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Jerry Seinfeld's trip to the Holy Land got so much hype it rivaled news of key upcoming Mideast talks.

The Jewish comic visited Israel for the first time in decades to promote his new animated movie about bees, and he was treated like royalty - literally.

Few entertainers get to meet both the Israeli prime minister and president. Seinfeld saw both, as well as touring the official Israeli Holocaust memorial, Yad Vashem - the route taken by visiting world leaders.

Newspapers devoted nearly full pages to his trip. And references to his humor crept into serious items in the news.

"Yada, yada, yada," said TV political analyst Amnon Abramovitz Sunday about the Mideast ...

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