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Jerusalem Post/Experts

Democracy and Judaism in Israel: Body and soul, or rival religions?

That depends on how you define democracy – which is why the ‘Jewish vs. democratic’ debate has become so fraught.

Knesset
Knesset
(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)
ByEVELYN GORDON
FEBRUARY 4, 2015 13:38
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