A Jerusalem court ordered Israel’s Interior Ministry to recognize as Jewish 23 people who underwent conversions by the Reform and Conservative movements. In its ruling, which boosted pluralism efforts in Israel, the court opposed the stance of Interior Minister Eli Suissa of the fervently Orthodox Shas Party, who has refused to recognize the conversions.
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