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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert this morning, met with a group of  youths – secular and religious, Jewish and Arab – from the Tzav Pius association (http://www.tzavpius.org.il/EnglishWho.asp) who play soccer together in a weekday league. 

The Prime Minister praised Tzav Pius and said that, "Religious and secular people, Jews and Arabs, can live together in mutual respect and acceptance and Tzav Pius proves this." 
 

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Prime Minister Olmert noted that there will be at least one non-Jewish player on the Israeli national soccer team (http://tinyurl.com/2d2zmb) in its UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier with England Saturday evening in Ramat Gan.  He wished the team and Coach Dror Kashtan success in the match.