Right-Wing Israeli Activist Wounded in Jerusalem
By ISABEL KERSHNER
Yehuda Glick, who was shot by an unknown assailant, advocates more Jewish access at a hotly contested holy site revered by Muslims and Jews.
Yehuda Glick, who was shot by an unknown assailant, advocates more Jewish access at a hotly contested holy site revered by Muslims and Jews.
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