Israel’s attorney general is refusing to defend the government before the Supreme Court in a dispute over whether non-Orthodox representatives should be appointed to Jerusalem’s religious council. Jerusalem’s Orthodox chief rabbis convinced a ministerial committee dealing with the issue to object to the appointments, claiming the non-Orthodox representatives are “not committed” to strengthening religious practices in the Holy City. Attorney General Elyakim Rubinstein asked to delay Thursday’s hearing because he said the committee’s reasoning lacks “factual basis” and would likely be rejected by the court.
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