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Israel: Jewish youth burn Christian texts

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Israel: Jewish youth burn Christian texts


Ohr Yehuda, 21 May (AKI) - An Orthodox Jewish community has provoked widespread religious debate after setting fire to Christian texts in the Israeli city of Ohr Yehuda.

The books were copies of the New Testament distributed by Christian missionaries, reported Israeli daily Maariv on Tuesday.

According to the daily, several residents complained and town's deputy mayor, Uzi Aharon, drove around the neighbourhood with a loudspeaker urging people to hand the texts to Jewish religious students.
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