Former chief rabbi of Israel dies (AP)

Israeli mourners gather around the body of the former chief Rabbi of Israel Avraham Shapira during his funeral in Jerusalem, Friday, Sept. 28, 2007. Rabbi Shapira, an Israeli spiritual leader most famous for urging soldiers to disobey orders to evacuate the Gaza Strip, has died in Jerusalem. He was 94.  (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)AP - Rabbi Avraham Shapira, an Israeli spiritual leader most famous for urging soldiers to disobey orders to evacuate the Gaza Strip, has died at the age of 94.

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