The Dalai Lama arrived in Israel for a visit that will include talks Wednesday with Knesset speaker Avraham Burg, despite Chinese pressure to cancel the meeting. Speaking at Ben-Gurion airport Saturday, Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader said nations friendly with Beijing should stand firm on certain issues like human rights, freedom and the Tibetan people.
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