Moshe Nissim, who proposed conversion reform, blames Chief Rabbinate and Haredi parties for High Court recognition of Reform and Conservative conversions done in Israel

Judges say request to overturn Central Elections Committee ban on airing ‘Stand-up Nation’ clip featuring PM was filed too close to scheduled broadcast time

Moshe Nissim, a former justice minister, says decision recognizing Reform and Conservative conversions done in Israel was the result of stonewalling by opponents of earlier changes

Two movements that make up majority of US Jews, express hope that move will lead to their integration in Israeli society; Orthodox Union, JFNA, Conference of Presidents silent

With bombshell decision, justices bring to an end decades of ambivalence regarding the status of non-Orthodox Judaism in Israel. But the final word has not yet been said

Few converts are likely to be affected by the High Court's decision, but the court itself may face renewed calls on the right to weaken its powers

Judges say converts through non-Orthodox denominations in Israel must be considered Jews for citizenship purposes; right-wing religious lawmakers, chief rabbis fume

Security forces destroy two floors of building where Muhammad Mruh Kabha lived; High Court permitted razing after he confessed to terror attack

Justices accept government request, opposed by Defense Minister Gantz, for further extension to pass legislation formally exempting Haredim from military service

Residents and Palestinian Authority denounce IDF actions in Khirbet Humsa, which lies in an area Israel has declared a firing zone; demolitions this week have left 74 homeless