Jewish Agency Criticizes Israeli Government for Laws Affecting Diaspora Jewry

The Jewish Agency's Board of Trustees publicly criticized the Israeli government for advancing two legislative proposals that could harm the Jewish diaspora. The first bill seeks to impose prison sentences for egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall plaza in Jerusalem, while the second aims to invalidate non-Orthodox conversions for immigration purposes under the Law of Return. The Board warned that these laws threaten Jewish pluralism and could weaken the unity of the Jewish people globally. They emphasized that such measures risk alienating Jews outside Israel and undermining the broader Jewish community.