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Israel may remain an officially Jewish state, with no “church”-state separation, and with an orthodox majority with a presence in politics and strong religious attachments, but the country is experiencing a “secularization below the radar,” said Guy Ben-Porot, a political scientist at Ben-Gurion University at a recent meeting at Columbia University in New York.
Israel is pulling out of a 50 million dollar deal with US TV evangelist Pat Robertson after he said Ariel Sharon’s stroke was divine retribution. Tourism Ministry spokesman Ido Hartuv said Israel would not sign a contract with Mr Robertson to build a biblical theme park by the Sea of Galilee.
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Prominent Israeli rabbis are speaking out against Israel’s alliance with evangelical Christians in the United States who have funnelled tens of millions of dollars to Zionist causes.
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