"Unless this policy changes, I feel we're at risk that a whole generation of young Israelis - who went to the army, work hard, pay taxes - one day will look around and say hey, this country is going nowhere, " he told Reuters news agency in a pre-election interview.

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Now, the hope is that a younger generation of politicians may be willing to take a more objective look back, even at the risk of upsetting a half century of orthodoxy.

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They say a generation of unprotected children are now in secondary school, where they are at greater risk.

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Progress on these fronts may lead to a new generation of far more efficient treatments, as well as new diagnostic tests to pinpoint patients at risk.

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