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East Jerusalem’s identity crisis
In the US, you need a passport to travel abroad and a driver’s license to cash a check. In Israel, you need an ID card just to cross the street.
ID 521
(photo credit:
Marc Israel Sellem
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By
LINDA GRADSTEIN \ THE MEDIA LINE
OCTOBER 4, 2012 15:13
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