For this Israeli election, indeed for any Israeli election till its accomplished, the most important thing is to take away the power of the Orthodox to determine personal status issues. To determine who is a Jew, how to become a convert, how to get married, and how to get divorced should be a state issue not a Jewish law issue (except for themselves). They have no right to determine these things for those who are not Orthodox, who only comprise a bare 15% of the population. Though they say differently, their interpretation of Jewish law is valid only for themselves. It has no claim on the rest of us, except to the extent we choose it for ourselves. Other issues will take care of themselves no matter who is elected.
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