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Even as in the fundamental laws adopted during the years of the liberal interval, they are always conditional provided that no law exists to the contrary, or except in case of emergency, or if this does not contradict Jewish of the State of Israel.. ..

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There also are about 100,000 Jewish settlers. Since 1967, Israel has authorized the building of more than 100 Jewish settlements or acquiesced when Israelis claimed land for themselves. ... In 1981, Israel's parliament extended Israeli civilian law to the area, a measure..

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Through a network of social service organizations, religious study centers and its independent school system, Shas has reached out to Sephardic Jews, who are a majority of the Jewish population in Israel and who traditionally have been at the lower end of the socio-economic ladder. . ..

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One month later, Nahum Goldmann, co-chairman of Jewish Agency for Israel and president of the World Jewish Congress, convened meeting of 23 Jewish national and international organizations. ... Pursuant to the Agreement, West Germany agreed to pay Israel for the costs..

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