Otzma Yehudit submits bill to change definition of 'who is a Jew'

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The Otzma Yehudit faction submitted a bill that seeks to change the definition of "who is a Jew" in the Law of Return. Under the proposal, only a person who converted in accordance with Halacha would be recognized for the purposes of the law.

The proposal responds to a High Court ruling that recognized Reform and Conservative conversions. The faction seeks to enshrine in law the definition of Halachic conversion as a condition for recognition.

The proposal was submitted in the first week of the Knesset, and it is one of the first initiatives the faction is advancing.