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…• • .- ..-... • Israel Rabbinical Court Overruled in _Divorce Case JERUSALEM (JTA)—The Israel Supreme Court, in a precedent-establishing de- cision, recognized civil marriages performed abroad as contracts that cannot be uni- laterally revoked. Previously, civil marriages were viewed as valid only for the purpose of financial claims. The decision came in a divorce case appealed from the Supreme Rabbinical Court.. The rabbinical decision h...…































