Israeli peace activists called for a boycott of a newly issued stamp that commemorates the Jewish presence in the West Bank town of Hebron. Postal officials said the stamp, which depicts a cluster of homes in the hills above Hebron, is part of a commemorative series on biblical cities and has nothing to do with politics.
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