Leaders of the Reform and Conservative movements have canceled meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to protest his government's decision to scrap plans for a mixed-gender prayer area. A Western Wall compromise was reached after three years of intense negotiations between Israeli and American Jewish groups and the Israeli authorities, and was seen at the time as a significant breakthrough in promoting religious pluralism in Israel, where ultra-Orthodox authorities govern almost every facet of Jewish life. Sunday's Cabinet decision sparked a rare display of public anger from American Jewish groups, who hinted that the move could undermine their longstanding political, financial and emotional support for Israel.