Did Israel's President Really Refer to Reform Judaism as "Idol Worship"?

Or was he mistranslated?

From The Death of Nadav and Avihu by James Tissot.

From The Death of Nadav and Avihu by James Tissot.
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Philologos
June 17 2015
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