A man with a yarmulke covering his head and a megaphone in hand stood on Monday morning in front of the Jerusalem home of Ron Dermer, Israel's Strategic Affairs Minister, and raised a challenge before the powerful politician. "Ron Dermer, we're in the days before Rosh Hashanah," he said. "Meet the families before the new year. Meet the family members of the hostages who have been asking for months and months to meet with you."

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