Some illegal foreign workers in Jerusalem reportedly are dressing like fervently Orthodox Jews to avoid arrest. A Jerusalem police official said the disguises were discovered in businesses in fervently Orthodox neighborhoods where the workers are employed, the Israeli daily Ma’ariv reported.
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