Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis
Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis
Is Israel a Democracy or a Theocracy?
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Is Israel a Democracy or a Theocracy?

A conversation with Susan Weiss, of the Center for Women's Justice

Israel currently has two recognized systems of law operating side by side: civil and religious. Israeli religious courts possess the exclusive right to conduct and terminate marriages. There is no civil marriage or divorce in Israel, irrespective of one’s religious inclinations. All Muslims must marry and divorce in accordance with shariya laws, all Cat…

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Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis
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