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Israel is to begin recognising same-sex marriage as an equal route to citizenship
The spouses of Israelis who have tied the knot in countries where same-sex marriage is legal may soon be able to claim Israeli citizenship at the same speed as straight couples, following an announcement by the country’s attorney general.
Until now, same-sex spouses were forced to wait up to seven years and would generally only be granted permanent residency rather than citizenship. The process was far quicker for those in straight marriages.
Now the government’s chief legal adviser, Avichai Mandelblit, has...
