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Vatican ambassador on Israel: ‘Better when there were no diplomatic relations’

By Brad A. Greenberg

URL: http://www.jewishjournal.com/thegodblog/item/vatican_ambassador_on_israel_better_when_there_were_no_diplomatic_relations/

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