Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert favor annexing Rachel’s Tomb to Jerusalem.Under an Israel Defense Forces plan, the biblical site is slated to be included inside a security barrier that will envelop Jerusalem, Ha’aretz reported.
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