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Israel Moves to Revers e Court Jewish Status Ruling
Israel's government proposed amendments to remove court flexibility on Jewish status. The Population Registry Law would register as Jewish only those defined by rabbinical law, linking nationality to religion. A second amendment would extend immigrant privileges to dependents, complicating retroactivity. The cabinet split with religious leaders angered by the approach and the rabbinate taking a hard line on false Jewish declarations. Lt Cmdr Benjamin Shalit contested broader Jewishness, while the court left registrars to accept self definitions in absence of law.
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