Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert said he is suspending ties with the U.S. Reform movement to protest its decision to cancel all youth trips to Israel this summer because of the security situation. The Reform movement in Israel also criticized the move, saying parents should have been given a choice whether to send their children.
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