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LIKUD LEADER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU TOURS JERUSALEM'S OLD CITY

A security guard stands by Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu as he overlooks the Al Aksa Mosque from an observation point on Mt. Zion in Jerusalem, March 27, 2006, during a pre-election campaign tour. (UPI Photo/Debbie Hill)

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