Israel halts Indian conversions (BBC)
Israel has stopped converting people in north-east India who say they are from a biblical "lost tribe" following complaints from the Indian government.
Delhi did "not view positively" conversions to another religion, Israel's foreign ministry said.
The 6,000-strong Bnei Menashe community in India's north-east say they are descendents of one of the 10 tribes exiled in the 8th Century BC.
Israel says it will now convert members when they emigrate.
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Ha'aretz has more here.
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