Representatives of the Reform and Conservative movements were appointed to religious councils in the Israeli cities of Jerusalem and Kiryat Tiryat Tivon. The appointments came after Israel’s High Court of Justice ruled that the councils must accept representatives of these movements. The approval of the appointments came from an official in the Prime Minister’s Office after Interior Minister Eli Suissa refused to ratify them.
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