Israeli police are searching for right-wing activists who distributed bumper stickers threatening Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s life. The State Attorney’s Office ruled Thursday that the slogan “Rabin Awaits Arik — Death to Traitors,” seen on stickers distributed at a Jerusalem rally last month, constitutes incitement to murder and it ordered a probe.
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