12 November 2008

In other non-sectarian "good news"

The "holy city" dodges another bullet...
Israeli secular politician Nir Barkat has defeated an ultra-orthodox rabbi to become the new mayor of Jerusalem.

Mr Barkat won outright with 52% of the vote while Meir Porush received 43%, according to final results released by Israel's interior ministry.

The hard-fought campaign has raised tensions between Israel's religious and secular Jews.
Separation of Church and State... never a bad thing.

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