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February 20, 2012

AP: Israelis flock to sages' tombs seeking miracles

by Tia Goldenberg
The Associated Press

NETIVOT, Israel—One man prays to heal the legs he broke in a car accident. An older woman pleads for grandchildren. Another visitor has come to see "God's secretary."

These believers are part of a growing phenomenon in Israel, where hundreds of thousands of people from starkly different backgrounds flock to the tombs of ancient Biblical figures or modern-day rabbis, seeking blessings and claiming they've witnessed miracles.

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