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Al-Araby
Al-Araby
On an American passport, he entered Saudi Arabia, and with the help of a Saudi driver, snuck into Mecca, defying the centuries-old restrictions on the entry of non-Muslims into the holy site. During Hajj no less. All would have been discreet – and unprovocative. But Jewish-Israeli Journalist, Gil Tamary, of Israel’s Channel 13, saw it pressing to declare through Twitter to the world, and especially to the culturally and religiously isolated Israelis, that he scored an unprecedented feat. Shortly before Hajj, the Saudi authorities typically restrict entry into Mecca for non-Saudis who reside in…
