Israel approved a plan that would dramatically change the layout of Jerusalem’s Western Wall plaza, one of the holiest sites in Judaism, creating a space for egalitarian prayer and mixed-gender ceremonies for non-Orthodox Jews.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/israel-to-create-a-new-egalitarian-prayer-plaza-at-western-wall/2016/01/31/ac48e9e7-e8b2-4301-a81e-2d192efe9359_story.html

Federations of North America issue a joint statement of praise:

https://www.facebook.com/jfederations/videos/vb.68693168571/10154502904888572/?type=2&theater