U.S. Jews Divided Over Israel Law on Converts
The nation’s largest organization of Orthodox Jews on Friday condemned interference by “some North American Jewish circles” in an immigration law question it said Israelis alone should settle.
The resolution adopted at the 90th anniversary convention of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America didn’t identify any particular group as interfering with Israeli sovereignty.
In New York, leaders of 21 organizations associated with Judaism’s Reform and Conservative branches announced that they will fly to Jerusalem on Sunday to plead against a proposal by Orthodox leaders in Israel that would deny automatic citizenship to non-Orthodox converts.
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