Despite High Court ruling recognizing conversions performed in Israel for the purpose of the Law of Return, the Interior Ministry is withholding requests, telling some converts they don't attend synagogue often enough
The application, turned down by the Interior Ministry, was viewed as a test case for a landmark court ruling recognizing conversions performed in Israel by non-Orthodox movements
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Despite officially recognizing the Abayudaya in 2016 and actively backing their struggle for the right to immigrate to Israel, the Agency is now acquiescing to Interior Ministry rulings rejecting conversions in the community