Israel’s Cabinet discussed the mass demonstrations staged by fervently Orthodox and secular Israelis. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his ministers that “certain elements” are seeking to “inflame” religious-secular divisions, but added that the “existence of the Jewish people is conditioned upon its ability to transcend internal schisms.”
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