Sixty-five legislators in the 120-member Knesset signed a letter supporting the recommendations of a government committee seeking to resolve the crisis over conversions performed in Israel. Four members of the National Religious Party were among those signing the letter, which legislator Alex Lubotzky, who has been active in lobbying for a compromise, submitted to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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