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Israel’s prime minister has no plans to change rules at sacred Jerusalem site
July 19, 2021 By Faith Matters

Israel’s prime minister has no plans to change rules at sacred Jerusalem site

Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett is not changing the norms at a contested site in Jerusalem to allow Jewish prayer there, his office said, following comments that sparked angry reactions a day earlier. Mr Bennett, Israel’s new premier, had raised concerns on Sunday when he said Israel was committed to protecting “freedom of worship” for […]

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Israeli minister ‘honoured’ to be barred from Poland over Holocaust bill
February 6, 2018 By Faith Matters

Israeli minister ‘honoured’ to be barred from Poland over Holocaust bill

Israel’s education minister said on Monday he was “honoured” Poland had cancelled his visit to Warsaw this week because he refused to back off of condemnation of a bill that would outlaw suggesting Poland was complicit in the Holocaust. Earlier on Monday, Naftali Bennett said he would travel to Poland to discuss the bill, which […]

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