The alleged head of the Jewish underground, Menahem Livni, had a few pleasant hours outside of jail last Sunday. He was allowed to attend the circumcision of his sixth son, Roy, at the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron. The ceremony turned into a quiet gathering of solidarity with the Jewish underground.
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