The Jewish people will not be deterred by terrorism, Israel’s prime minister told North American Jewish leaders. At the opening plenary Sunday of the North American Jewish federation system’s annual General Assembly, being held in Jerusalem, Ariel Sharon said, “Our enemies have got to understand that the Jewish people cannot be broken.” He received a thunderous ovation.
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