Thursday, March 15, 2012

Religious lawmaker Avraham Ravitz dies

Avraham Ravitz, an influential ultra-Orthodox Jewish lawmaker who served in Israel's parliament for 20 years, died Monday in Jerusalem.

The 75-year-old Ravitz suffered from a heart condition and had been hospitalized since early January.

During his legislative career, he represented the United Torah Judaism and Degel Hatorah parties and served as chairman of …

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