67 Percent of Israelis Indulge in Fantasy

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Orit Arfa

December 31, 2012

A “>similar poll conducted by the Right-leaning Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs yielded highly different results, as

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67 Percent of Israelis Indulge in Fantasy

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