Israel’s parliament moves toward ban on mixed-gender prayer at Jerusalem’s Western Wall

Israel’s parliament has passed a preliminary reading of a bill that would put the country’s ultra-Orthodox chief rabbinate in ...
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You could be imprisoned for praying at the Western Wall — and Bibi isn’t stopping it

Sometimes a single episode reveals much about the big picture. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision on Sunday ...
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Israeli police detain Women of the Wall leaders a day after high-stakes court hearing

Judges asked why a compromise plan allowing egalitarian worship at Judaism's holy site has not been carried out.
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Bill that would effectively bar egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall advances in Israel’s Knesset

The vice chair of the World Zionist Organization said it was "a dark day in the history of Zionism and the nation-state of the Jewish people." ...
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Israelis gather at Western Wall for Selichot dedicated to 50 hostages in Gaza

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Israelis participate in selichot and call to bring back the 50 hostages held in Gaza at the Western Wall, August 25, 2025. (photo ...

Knesset advances bill granting Chief Rabbinate authority over Western Wall prayer

The bill passed by a margin of 56-47 and will now be discussed in Knesset committee meetings. It will still need to undergo ...
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Shas, UTJ, Otzma Yehudit to back bill giving Rabbinate full control over Western Wall prayer

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Progressive Jewish groups decry Western Wall bill as a ‘stride toward becoming Iran’

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Local and state government trade blame over delays upgrading Western Wall egalitarian plaza

High Court of Justice holds hearing on status of religious right at Jerusalem's holy site for first time in years, demands ...
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Israel’s High Court sides with egalitarian prayer advocates in long-running Western Wall dispute

(JTA) — Israel’s highest court has delivered a unanimous rebuke to state and municipal authorities over long-stalled plans to upgrade the Western Wall’s egalitarian prayer section, intensifying a ...