After ultra-Orthodox lawmakers stormed out of an emergency meeting on conversion bill, deal reached seeking to give sides six months to find new compromise (Haaretz)
ANALYSIS
19th-century rabbis dictated Netanyahu’s anti-Zionist Kotel capitulation
Chemi Shalev: The prime minister’s personal behavior compounded Reform rage at the cabinet’s decision (Haaretz)
Herzog to diaspora Jews: Fight Western Wall decision, don't be polite
Israeli politicians, US Jewish leaders convene for emergency meeting on government's decision to renege on plan for an egalitarian prayer section at the Western Wall. By Gil Hoffman (Jerusalem Post)
Survey: Most Israelis favour religious pluralism
Poll finds 82% of Israelis believe that all Jews, including Reform and Conservative, should feel the Western Wall belongs to them and that every Jew should feel welcome in Israel (Jerusalem Post)
