'I do not come from a religious family. It’s not that I keep Yom Kippur, respect it,' Dan Kremer told Haaretz. 'But for me the decision comes because I represent the country and the flag'

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A single state is a utopia, the dean of Israeli journalism said – one that would end in a civil war with the Palestinians marked by murder and terrorism

'The EU is strongly opposed to Israel's settlement policy which is...an obstacle to peace,' the EU spokesperson's office wrote in a statement