Israel’s Sephardi chief rabbi said he would agree to give up parts of Jerusalem for peace with the Palestinians. But Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron, speaking during a visit to Singapore’s Jewish community, said Israel should not relinquish sections of Jerusalem that are holy to the Jewish people, including the Temple Mount.
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