Israel Says It Will Expand Space for Non-Orthodox Prayer at Kotel Despite Freezing Agreement
From the Jerusalem Post:
Israel’s government told the nation’s Supreme Court that it plans to expand and upgrade a space for non-Orthodox prayer at the southern section of the Western Wall near Robinson’s Arch.
The government made the declaration in documents submitted to the court in response to a petition filed by the non-Orthodox [Reform and Conservative] movements and the Women of the Wall group that calls on the state to create the permanent space for “egalitarian” prayer at the Western Wall.
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The Prime Minister’s Bureau already has allocated the more than $5 million needed to upgrade and improve the non-Orthodox prayer space, and said it will take 10 months to complete.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the case on July 30.