The Israeli Knesset Interior Committee is slated to hold an extensive discussion this coming Tuesday on the possibility of legally recognizing foreign civil marriages performed via Zoom.
מי שעומדים מאחורי היוזמה הם חברי כנסת ממפלגות הקואליציה; העבודה, מרצ, כחול לבן ויש עתיד, שמבקשים לתקן בחוק, שזוג שנישא בנישואין אזרחיים בחו"ל, באמצעות תוכנת "זום", ייחשב חוקית כנשוי, על פי ספר החוקים של מדינת ישראל. @Now14Israel
— kobi bornshtein | קובי בורנשטיין (@kobi_bornshtein) January 27, 2022
Coalition lawmakers from the Labor, Meretz and Blue & White parties are reportedly behind the initiative which seeks to amend the current laws on marriage, according to a tweet by Israeli journalist Kobi Bornshtein.
The Yisrael Beytenu party led by Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman has in the past strongly advocated for the legalization of civil marriage in Israel, where such an option does not yet exist.
If the effort succeeds, a civil marriage performed abroad via Zoom software over the internet would be recognized by the State of Israel as a legal marriage, with all applicable benefits and obligations.
