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Women of the Wall Demand Inclusion in Remembrance Ceremony

4/13/2026

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The Women of the Wall organization urged Defense Minister Israel Katz to include a woman in a Remembrance Day role.
They called the ceremony male-dominated and said mothers and daughters of fallen soldiers are marginalized.
The letter called the exclusion an 'intolerable distortion' that perpetuates inequality.
The Knesset advanced a bill granting Chief Rabbinate authority over Western Wall prayers, drawing opposition from Women of the Wall who warn it harms pluralism.

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The Women of the Wall organization urged Defense Minister Israel Katz to include a woman in a Remembrance Day role.
They called the ceremony male-dominated and said mothers and daughters of fallen soldiers are marginalized.
The letter called the exclusion an 'intolerable distortion' that perpetuates inequality.
The Knesset advanced a bill granting Chief Rabbinate authority over Western Wall prayers, drawing opposition from Women of the Wall who warn it harms pluralism.