GAZA, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Rival Palestinian security forces began withdrawing from parts of Gaza City under a ceasfire deal on Tuesday, security sources and witnesses said. It was unclear whether the ceasefire would hold. Minutes after it took effect, Gaza City residents reported an exchange of fire between gunmen.
Rabbi Yisrael Hirsch, the leader of the radical movement Neturei Karta in Israel, looks at a sacred Jewish text during an interview in Jerusalem December 17, 2006. Jewish leaders from across the globe have decried the sight of six Jews with beards and black hats embracing Iran's president at a conference questioning the Holocaust, believing their gesture hurt the faith. Hirsch, a 51-year-old U.S. citizen by birth who rejected Israeli citizenship, said he was unable to go to Tehran because he lived in Israel. Iran does not grant entry to visitors with Israeli entry stamps in their passports. To match feature ISRAEL IRAN/JEWS. Picture taken December 17.
