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Running history

While the appeal of marathons is for their physical challenge and diverse locations, two long-distance courses in the West Bank have an extra element: politics.

Participants run in Israeli Bible Marathon in the West Bank town of Bethlehem.
Participants run in Israeli Bible Marathon in the West Bank town of Bethlehem.
(photo credit: REUTERS)
ByDARA FRANK
MAY 20, 2015 16:28
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