The Israeli Cabinet approved the dismantling of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and the distribution of its power to various government ministries and local authorities. Acting Religious Affairs Minister Yossi Beilin, who has proposed the idea, said it was intended to separate politics from religious services.
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