Then Minister of Tourism Benny Alon participated in the
annual conference of the Congress of Reform Rabbis in
Jerusalem on motzei Shabbos parshas Vayakhel-
Pekudei. Five days later Alon resigned.
Minister Alon hosted the Reform rabbis in an evening
"dedicated to promoting tourism to Israel" according to
the Ministry. The event was held at the Inbal Hotel in
Jerusalem.
The Minister spoke before 300 Reform clergy who arrived
from around the world for the annual conference in
Israel "as an act of identification and a demonstration
of solidarity with Israel and its citizens," said the
Ministry.
Benny Alon, who previously headed a religious
educational institution, surprised chareidi public
figures last week when he announced his decision to
participate in the conference. By attending the Reform
event, they claim, Alon is giving his stamp of approval
to Reform efforts to tear down the walls of the Jewish
religion in Eretz Hakodesh.
