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Police believe other victims have not come forward. “These attacks are looking distinctly homo- phobic,” said Boh Ashton, Middleton police detective inspector. “We want to catch this man before someone is more seriously hurt.” A It's Our Specialty! w w w .laseritn ow .com IS R A E L I srael President Moshe Katsav met with gays Nov. 27— and disappointed them. At the conclusion of his chat with members of the Political Council for Gay Rights, he said, “I thought it was important to meet you and hear what you have to say— though 1 don’t see how 1 can help you.” The Jerusalem Post commented: “If they [gay activists] thought that they had found an ever open door at the pinnacle of the establishment, they were mistaken.... 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