Leaders of a religious Zionist youth movement are in the midst of an ideological battle, according to the Israeli daily Ha’aretz. The newspaper said B’nei Akiva is struggling over whether Mordechai Yogev, the current secretary- general, is leading the movement toward religious extremism, especially on the issue of separation of the sexes.
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