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Israel rolls out red tape in fight to save faith
A 'democracy?'
"So with all this hassle and red tape, why bother? Apart from the fact that religious registration is a strict legal requirement, Israeli law imposes different obligations and rights on Jewish and non-Jewish citizens. Notably, Muslims are informally exempt from compulsory military service.
Moreover, Israel has no civil marriage or civil family law, so marriage and inheritance disputes must be resolved in religious courts, making it important to establish one's status clearly in advance."
"So with all this hassle and red tape, why bother? Apart from the fact that religious registration is a strict legal requirement, Israeli law imposes different obligations and rights on Jewish and non-Jewish citizens. Notably, Muslims are informally exempt from compulsory military service.
Moreover, Israel has no civil marriage or civil family law, so marriage and inheritance disputes must be resolved in religious courts, making it important to establish one's status clearly in advance."
Israel rolls out red tape in fight to save faith
December 28 2002
For Jews living in Israel, switching religions can become a bureaucratic nightmare. Ed O'Loughlin reports from Jerusalem.
Israel was founded as a Jewish state for Jewish people, and the Jewish identity is based on the sometimes conflicting foundations of Jewish birth and Judaic religious belief.
So what legally becomes of Jewish-born Israelis who decide to abandon Judaism and join a different faith?
The answer, claims the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, is far from clear. A human rights advocacy group, the association is preparing a court challenge on behalf of four Jewish-born Israelis who want to convert to Islam.
December 28 2002
For Jews living in Israel, switching religions can become a bureaucratic nightmare. Ed O'Loughlin reports from Jerusalem.
Israel was founded as a Jewish state for Jewish people, and the Jewish identity is based on the sometimes conflicting foundations of Jewish birth and Judaic religious belief.
So what legally becomes of Jewish-born Israelis who decide to abandon Judaism and join a different faith?
The answer, claims the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, is far from clear. A human rights advocacy group, the association is preparing a court challenge on behalf of four Jewish-born Israelis who want to convert to Islam.
For more information:
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/12/...
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