Hostage crisis and scarves split French Muslims
In a defining moment, 12 year old Faten Ben Debaieb sheds her head scarf to stay in school as France upholds a ban seen as shaping an Islam of France. Muslim leaders side with the government while thousands of girls still face enforcement and courts loom.
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Paris
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Georges Malbrunot
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UOIF
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Thousands march against Sharon pullout plan in Jerusalem
Tens of thousands of Orthodox Jews and supporters demonstrated in Jerusalem against Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to evacuate all Gaza settlements and four West Bank enclaves. The protest featured banners criticizing the disengagement and voices warning of civil war, amid ongoing incitement concerns following Rabin's 1995 assassination.
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Ieatlers
Settlers Council
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Land of Israel
Land of Ishmael
Shlomo Aviner
Zion Square
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