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On January 8th, a Knesset committee voted overwhelmingly for an amendment to the Division of Property Law that would provide equality for women in Israeli divorce laws. Currently, Israeli men must be willing to divorce their wives in order for a get, a Jewish divorce, to be granted. Jointly held property and other assets are not divided until that get is finalized. The amendment would allow the division of assets before the granting of the get, in cases where the proceedings have dragged on more than 12 months. This change would reduce the amount of coercion and blackmail that Israeli men are able to leverage during divorce proceedings under existing laws.

The full Knesset will be voting on this issue in the coming weeks and strong opposition is expected. This change will only be approved if the leaders of the supporting parties stand firm and strongly support this amendment for women's rights.