Change by statistics bureau to affect over 400,000 Israelis, most of them Russian-speakers not defined as Jewish and non-Arab Christians, who were previously categorized as 'other'
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There is good reason to believe that should the new legislation pass, immigrants who are seeking conversion will have a new avenue that is transparent, straightforward and simple to convert.
Analysis: Several sex scandals in recent months in the Israel Defense Forces have been an embarrassment and an impetus for change; the military can live with operational failure, but not with an officer who is a womanizer