Shas-backed Western Wall bill reportedly won’t be voted on by ministerial panel

Following intense pushback, a proposal by the coalition’s Shas party to place far-reaching restrictions on non-Orthodox prayer at the Western Wall will not come up for initial approval when the Ministerial Committee for Legislation convenes Sunday, according to Hebrew media reports.

The Walla news site says Justice Minister Yariv Levin, the No. 2 in Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Likud party, informed coalition heads that the bill will not be voted on.

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