because from everything I have heard or read that is true. I met an Israeli guy at the airport once that married a Lebanese christian but they couldn't do it in Israel, they went out of the country to marry.
Way I understand it, all the secular and atheist people in Israel go to Cyprus to get married, but they come back and the government recognizes their marriage no problem. What's more, Israel is one of the very few countries in the world that acknowledge gay marriages as valid - some gay couple got married in Canada and went to court to have it recognized, and the Israeli Supreme Court sided with them.
Now I don't know if there's some special policy about marrying Arabs, but I really rather doubt it. I could be wrong. But your point about having to marry abroad doesn't say anything about whether the marriage is recognized by Israeli law, those are two distinct things.
Aisha - formerly known as randschicka
Egypt to strip men married to Israelis of citizenship
06/06/2010 04:22:37 AM
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not that it matters that much, but i'm pretty sure israel does not recognize them either
06/06/2010 04:46:02 AM
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Why can't people just get along? *NM*
06/06/2010 05:20:48 AM
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You tell 'em, Rodney! *NM*
07/06/2010 12:29:37 AM
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yah, but they don't then declare the israeli a non-citizen, do they? *NM*
06/06/2010 09:16:15 AM
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umm... no *NM*
06/06/2010 05:27:53 PM
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youre saying thats not true?
06/06/2010 10:53:46 PM
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There's a difference between not being able to marry in Israel, and not having it recognized.
06/06/2010 11:48:13 PM
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youre right.
07/06/2010 02:28:02 AM
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eh you see it on both sides
06/06/2010 05:28:44 AM
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What I wonder is who was suing the government to force them to do this against their will?
06/06/2010 09:25:19 AM
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yes, because women are just dying to marry a wealthy Egyptian *NM*
06/06/2010 05:30:37 PM
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Im sure there are plenty of golddiggers in Israel that woudl marry a wealthy Egyptian
06/06/2010 10:50:32 PM
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Apparently there are about 30,000 Israeli women who married Egyptians, wealthy or otherwise.
07/06/2010 12:28:57 AM
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Those are numbers quoted by the party that brought the case to court. FWIW. *NM*
07/06/2010 02:25:18 AM
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