Israel’s interior minister issued a regulation that was seen as an attempt to bypass a recent court decision requiring the Jerusalem religious council to convene with Conservative and Reform representatives. Eli Suissa of the fervently Orthodox Shas Party said the council would not have to convene if fewer than one-third of its members show up for a meeting. Orthodox members of the council boycotted a scheduled meeting last week, and the court-ordered session was canceled for lack of a quorum.
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