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KIRYAT LUZA, West Bank — At 33, Rafi Danfi was ready to marry. He had a house, a car, and a good job at an Israeli telecoms giant — but he couldn’t find a bride.

It’s a common problem for men in the Samaritan sect, a religious community of several hundred people who follow a strict interpretation of the Bible and do not marry outside the faith.

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