A major point in the dispute over “who is a Jew?” which shattered the Government coalition unity last Summer seemed resolved today with an agreement between Minister of Religions Yaakov Moshe Toledano and Minister of the Interior Israel Bar Yehuda.
Under the new agreement, all Israeli identity cards will state the religion of the father and of the mother of the minor bearer without actually stating his own. When he reaches the age of 16 and applies for his own card, his religion will be established by examination of the facts in the case. The rabbinate is expected to welcome this solution.
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