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Israeli Supreme Court Tells State to Reconsider Destroying Gaza Synagogues
(Jerusalem Post) Dan Izenberg - The High Court of Justice on Tuesday gave the state two days to examine whether it could dismantle a number of the 26 synagogues located in the Gaza Strip settlements and rebuild them in Israel. The government had decided that the synagogues would be destroyed. "Throughout history, governments all over the world have refrained from harming religious structures, including synagogues. They have even taken pains to preserve these buildings," said attorney Gilead Corinaldi. According to the petition to the court, "some of the synagogues are of architectural and artistic value. They were planned with great care and creativity."