FACT CHECK · ISRAELI LAW AND SOCIETY
Claim: Gay couples can't marry in Israel
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
Both sides are half right. Israel has no civil marriage for anyone: weddings in Israel are religious only. But a gay marriage done abroad, or online via Utah, is registered with the same rights.
SOURCE
High Court 2006 (Ben Ari); Supreme Court 2023 Utah ruling, via JTA, Hiddush
en.wikipedia.org · hiddush.org
en.wikipedia.org · hiddush.org
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