Index: /CKEditor/trunk/CHANGES.html
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--- /CKEditor/trunk/CHANGES.html	(revision 5450)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/CHANGES.html	(revision 5451)
@@ -69,4 +69,5 @@
 		<li><a href="http://dev.fckeditor.net/ticket/5577">#5512</a> : Open context menu with SHIFT+F10 doesn't get correct editor selection.</li>
 		<li><a href="http://dev.fckeditor.net/ticket/5433">#5433</a> : English protocol text directions in Link dialog are not incorrect in 'rtl' UI languages.</li>
+		<li><a href="http://dev.fckeditor.net/ticket/5553">#5553</a> : Paste dialog clipboard area text direction is incorrect for 'rtl' content languages.</li>
 	</ul>
 	<h3>
Index: /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/clipboard/dialogs/paste.js
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--- /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/clipboard/dialogs/paste.js	(revision 5450)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/clipboard/dialogs/paste.js	(revision 5451)
@@ -61,8 +61,12 @@
 			this.parts.dialog.$.offsetHeight;
 
-			var htmlToLoad = '<!doctype html><html><head><style>body { margin: 3px; height: 95%; } </style></head><body>' +
-							 '<script id="cke_actscrpt" type="text/javascript">' +
-							 'window.parent.CKEDITOR.tools.callFunction( ' + CKEDITOR.tools.addFunction( onPasteFrameLoad, this ) + ', this );' +
-							 '</script></body></html>';
+			var htmlToLoad =
+				'<!doctype html><html dir="' + editor.config.contentsLangDirection + '"' +
+				' lang="' + ( editor.config.contentsLanguage || editor.langCode ) + '">' +
+					'<head><style>body { margin: 3px; height: 95%; } </style></head><body>' +
+					'<script id="cke_actscrpt" type="text/javascript">' +
+					'window.parent.CKEDITOR.tools.callFunction( ' + CKEDITOR.tools.addFunction( onPasteFrameLoad, this ) + ', this );' +
+					'</script></body>' +
+				'</html>';
 
 			var iframe = CKEDITOR.dom.element.createFromHtml(
