Benjamin Netanyahu Says Western Wall Prayer Deal ‘Going To Take Time’

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By Andrew Silow-Carroll December 7, 2016

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed coalition politics for the delay in implementing a deal reached earlier this year to create a designated prayer section for non-Orthodox worshipers at the Western Wall.

“Anti-Semitism is a fringe element in the United States,whether on the right or the left,” said Netanyahu. “I don’t think it is something that has taken root in the heart of the American polity.”

That being said, he added, “It should be fought.”

Andrew Silow-Carroll is editor in chief of the New York Jewish Week and senior editor of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. He previously served as JTA’s editor in chief and as editor in chief and CEO of the New Jersey Jewish News.

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