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Legal battles over Thacker Pass are over—but Paiute elder Dean Barlese’s fight to protect sacred sites goes on.
Worshippers prayed outside Jerusalem’s Old City walls as they observed Eid al-Fitr prayers on Friday. A crowd of Muslims ...
(RNS) — A bill currently before Israel’s legislature, the Knesset, is bringing the long-debated and divisive issue of prayer at the Western Wall to a head. Israel’s parliament has given preliminary ...
At a moment when Israel faces mounting diplomatic pressure, rising antisemitism abroad, and deepening fractures within world Jewry, the Israeli government is moving toward a decision that would weaken ...
It stipulates that non-Orthodox prayer – such as prayer services organized by women’s groups – constitutes a “desecration” of the holy sites. Israel’s High Court of Justice recently decided a ...
Israel’s Knesset has advanced controversial legislation that would place prayer arrangements at the Western Wall under the exclusive control of the ultra-Orthodox Chief Rabbinate, prompting a sharp ...
Progressive Jewish movements in the Diaspora are outraged about a bill that could ban and criminalize non-Orthodox prayer at the Western Wall. Lawmakers voted 56-47 Wednesday afternoon in favor of a ...
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Israel’s parliament gave preliminary approval to a bill that would place the Orthodox chief rabbinate in full ...
Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man prays ahead of the ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man prays ahead of the Jewish new year at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray ...
With already strained Jewish unity, a recent Knesset vote sends a message that Israel is prepared to legislate one stream of Judaism’s authority over a site that carries meaning for all. The Knesset ...