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        11/6/2008, Cheshvan 8, 5769

      Muslims March against Jerusalem Museum of Tolerance


      Hundreds of Arabs belonging to the Islamic Movement marched in Jerusalem Thursday afternoon to protest the recent Supreme Court ruling allowing construction of the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Museum of Tolerance in a downtown area once used as a Muslim cemetery. No violent incidents were reported, with dozens of police on hand.

      The museum is dedicated to concepts such as tolerance between nations and people, human dignity, and societal brotherhood. The court instructed the Wiesenthal Center to ensure that the museum will have a minimum impact on the cemetery and its contents.

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