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...barb aimed less at the Arabs than at Israel's own polygamists. Among the legislators were three Yemenites. Only one of them, bearded sexagenerian Abraham Tabib, had ever practiced plural marriage, and one of his two wives had just died. Old Tabib did not take part in the Knesset debate, but his fellow Yemenite, Monogamist Zacharia Gluska, rose to defend the morals of the sect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ISRAEL: Perquisites for Polygamists | 6/13/1949 | See Source »

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