==Intra-Orthodox views==
In 2008, a Haredi-dominated [[Badatz]] in Israel annulled thousands of conversions performed by the [[Military Rabbinate]] in Israel. The [[Chief_Rabbinate_of_Israel|Chief Rabbinate of Israel]] which is the only legal authority, backed by one of the major Rabbis Rabbi [[Ovadia Yosef
]], ruled against this, making it invalid, since all state appointed religious services are under it's authority. The last ruling means those converts will have no problem from authorities in Israel in regard to their Jewish status <ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3538630,00.html Conversions, The Chief Rabbis And The RCA]</ref>