Same-sex marriage in Israel
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Same-sex marriage in Israel is currently unlikely since all marriages in Israel are performed under the auspices of the religious authority of the religion to which the couple belongs. The religious authority for Jewish marriages is the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and there are parallel authorities for Christians, Muslims, Druze with a total of 15 religious courts. These regulate all marriages and divorces for their own communities. Currently they all oppose same-sex marriages.
It is conceivable, though, that the views of one of these bodies may change at a future date and thus open up the possibility of a debate over same-sex marriage in Israel.
However, on November 21, 2006, the Supreme Court of Israel ordered the government to recognize same-sex marriages performed abroad. The case was filed by five male Israeli couples married in Canada.[1] The ruling dealt with the registration of the marriage in Israel, noting that it does not refer to the validity of those marriage. However, same sex couples in Israel enjoy most of the rights of married couples, as unmarried opposite sex couples. At least one legislator suggested he would present a bill to the Knesset to attempt to overturn the court ruling.[1]
In February 2009 Knesset member Nitzan Horowitz introduced same-sex marriage bill[2].
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- ^ a b International Herald Tribune - Israel's Supreme Court approves same-sex marriages performed abroad
- ^ http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=3320&MediaType=1&Category=24
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