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Israel.com domain name booked to prevent misuse

Fact - To prevent misuse, a Jewish American, Joel Friedman, bought Israel.com in 1994. He later sold the domain name for $5.8 million.
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To prevent misuse, a Jewish American, Joel Friedman, bought Israel.com in 1994. He ended up making a fortune by selling the domain name in 2008 to an anonymous buyer for $5.8 million.

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