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Why have the ultra-Orthodox turned their back on Rivlin?

Before being elected, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin nurtured close ties with the ultra-Orthodox community, but recently a rift has opened between the two sides.
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The gap between Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and the ultra-Orthodox sector has been growing of late. Rivlin was elected president in June 2014 with the support of the ultra-Orthodox members of the Knesset. Some voted for him in the first round, while all of them supported him in the second, decisive round. This month, however, the ultra-Orthodox share what many within the right-wing religious nationalist sector in Israel are probably feeling: Rivlin has betrayed them.

Throughout all his years in politics, Rivlin maintained the image of a traditional Jerusalemite, supportive of Orthodox Judaism and the ultra-Orthodox sector, and wholeheartedly opposed to Reform Judaism. In fact, he once called Reform Jews idol worshippers. Ever since he was elected president, however, Rivlin has slowly been stripping away this image that helped him win ultra-Orthodox supportly, greatly disappointing the ultra-Orthodox community. 

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