TEL AVIV, Israel — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government
was under growing international pressure Wednesday after halting a
project that would have allowed men and women to pray together in one of
Judaism's holiest sites.
The move was a concession to right-wing
Orthodox politicians in the country’s governing coalition, but has
caused a schism with Jewish communities outside of Israel, particularly
in the U.S.
It also comes as journalists, human rights
groups and artists in Israel have come under fire from Netanyahu’s
government for their opposition to its policies. In recent years, the
prime minister has increasingly tried to pressure human rights groups
critical of Israel’s occupation of the West Bank.
"What the government is doing is not only
weakening Israel internally, but also weakening Israel with its
relationship with the world, with the world of democracies," said
Mordechai Kremnitzer, Vice President of the Israel Democracy Institute.
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