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Twenty five percent of Israeli citizens are not even Jewish. Anybody can become an Israeli citizen if you qualify. Religion is not a criterion for citizenship.

Alan Dershowitz

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Alan Dershowitz
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: September 1
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