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How Peres' funeral highlighted rift among Israeli Arabs

Despite a boycott of late President Shimon Peres' funeral by Arab Knesset members, several Arab-Israeli regional council heads and mayors paid a condolence visit to his family, to wide public approval.

Israel's President Shimon Peres attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos in this January 28, 2010 file photo.  REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/Files  - RTSPRKZ
Israeli President Shimon Peres attends a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 28, 2010. — REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

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