An Israeli rabbi said he would be willing to hold a mystical ceremony supposed to lead to the death of Ariel Sharon.Yosef Dayan, from the West Bank settlement of Pesagot, said this week that if asked he would hold a “pulsa denura” ceremony against the Israeli prime minister, who is planning to withdraw Israeli soldiers and settlers from the Gaza Strip and four west Bank settlements next year.
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