Hiddush News, April-June 2013

Hiddush News, April-June 2013

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Supreme Court bans Saturday shopping in Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality: We will study the ruling and find a solution to balance the day of rest and the freedom that the city allows.

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Supreme Court bans Saturday shopping in Tel Aviv

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Liberal Knesset Members Laud US Gay Marriage Ruling

Knesset’s liberal flank lauds US decision on same-sex unions, Hiddush joins their call for freedom of marriage.

Liberal Knesset Members Laud US Gay Marriage Ruling

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Metzger suspends himself from duties over fraud probe

Justice Minister Livni says move is fitting and proper in light of the circumstances; Metzger maintains his innocence

Metzger suspends himself from duties over fraud probe

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Same-sex union ministerial debate postponed by PM

Netanyahu says there is no consensus in coalition over bill seeking to establish equal marital rights for unrecognized couples

Same-sex union ministerial debate postponed by PM

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Married on the Mediterranean- not in Israel

Rabbi Uri Regev says marrying abroad isn’t a solution to the religious establishment’s “monopoly” on marriage and divorce

Married on the Mediterranean- not in Israel

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In Israel, no such thing as a civil marriage

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis ineligible to wed. 'Getting married is a basic right that every citizen should have,' says non-Jewish woman who immigrated to Israel from Ukraine

In Israel, no such thing as a civil marriage

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Steeped in tradition, Israel's ultra-Orthodox face reform drive

Current policy recommendations for ultra-Orthodox draft creates a massive scam and leaves the problem for the next government coalition, says Shahar Ilan.

Steeped in tradition, Israel's ultra-Orthodox face reform drive

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Rabbi Uri Regev's Oped in the Huffington Post: Why is it so difficult for Jews to Marry in Israel?

Rabbi Uri Regev writes in the Huffington Post about Israel's severe restrictions on marriage and the launch of the Freedom of Marriage World Map.

Rabbi Uri Regev's Oped in the Huffington Post: Why is it so difficult for Jews to Marry in Israel?

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‘On marriage freedom, Israel as bad as Iran’

In map published by progressive NGO Hiddush, Jewish state is the only democracy that imposes ‘severe restrictions’ on unions

‘On marriage freedom, Israel as bad as Iran’

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