writer 0 2006-05-25T00:00:00Z In approving an effective ban on marriages between Israelis and Palestinians this week, Israel's Supreme Court has shut tighter the gates of the Jewish fortress the state of Israel is rapidly becoming. The judges' decision, in the words of the country's normally restrained Haaretz daily, was "shameful". By a wafer-thin majority, the highest court in the land ruled that an amendment pass... Jonathan 34678 false false false false 2006-05-25T00:00:00Z Cook 10321 3817 0 1 Israel's Marriage Ban israels-marriage-ban-closes-the-gates-to-palestinians-by-jonathan-cook Israel's Marriage Ban Closes The Gates To Palestinians 2009-09-25T00:35:14Z 45