Responding to Chief Rabbi David Lau's letter to the Prime Minister regarding conversions, the Yisrael Beytenu party has called for the Chief Rabbi to be fired.
"This attempt to hold converts hostage to the haredi establishment which has seized control of the Chief Rabbinate - like the threats from the Chief Rabbi against the minister appointed over him - crosses a red line and contravenes all accepted practice.
"We call on the Religious Affairs Minister to fire the Chief Rabbi immediately and to summon him to a disciplinary hearing, just like any other state official."