This, together with acceptance of non-Orthodox conversions, will split the Jewish people into two groups that can not marry one another.

Sympathy Is Not Enough In Israel, "who is a Jew" disputes more commonly focus on whether the state should recognize non-Orthodox conversions to Judaism.

The court stopped short of ordering the state to recognize non-Orthodox conversions.

It does not apply to non-Orthodox conversions abroad, which are recognized in Israel.

In practice, non-Orthodox conversions in Israel are already not officially recognized, but the bill tries to enshrine this in law.

Its parliamentary agenda is dominated by religious legislation, like the current bill to ban non-Orthodox Jewish conversions in Israel.

They contend that non-Orthodox conversions do not meet the requirements of Jewish law.

Because Israel does not officially recognize non-Orthodox conversions, immigrants who convert under Reform or Conservative auspices cannot be registered as Jews on their government identity cards.

For their part, Orthodox rabbis have increasingly refused to allow non-Orthodox conversions in their mikva'ot in recent years.

This has led to non-Orthodox conversions generally being unaccepted in Orthodox communities.