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Rabbinical courts may get total control over conversions in Israel

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Published: 7 May 2018

Last updated: 4 March 2024

A GOVERNMENT BILL giving Israeli rabbinical courts the authority to punish foreign Jewish men who refuse to grant their wives a religious divorce is advancing through the legislative process.

The bill would allow these courts to prevent non-citizens in these circumstances from leaving Israel after a visit, or even to jail them. Such steps against foreign nationals are thought to be unprecedented.

The Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee is slated to discuss the bill, which was jointly sponsored by the Justice Ministry and the Religious Services Ministry, next week.

FULL STORY Israel's rabbinical courts may soon have unprecedented power over non-Israeli Jews (Haaretz)

Photo: A religious couple walks past the entrance to the Jerusalem Rabbinical Court in 2014 (Olivier Fitoussi)
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