Diaspora Minister Nachman Shai says the government intends to move forward with the Western Wall compromise, despite reports that the plan had been set aside.
“The Western Wall compromise is on the government’s agenda and we will not allow it, God forbid, to enter into confrontations. During discussions, I raised it five or 10 times in different forums, including in talks with the prime minister and alternate prime minister.
“We will not set the issue aside and we intend to continue taking care of it,” Shai says, according to the Kan public broadcaster.
Earlier this week, The Times of Israel reported that Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana told aides that the government had decided to freeze the plan due to violent confrontations at the Western Wall, and because opposition politicians were latching onto the plan to disparage the government.
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