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Civil unions in Israel

Legal recognition of
same-sex relationships
Same-sex marriage

Belgium
Canada
Netherlands

South Africa
Spain

Recognized in some regions
United States(MA)
International recognition
Israel
United States(NY)
Civil unions and
domestic partnerships

Andorra
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Iceland
Luxembourg

New Zealand
Norway
Portugal
Slovenia
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Uruguay (from 1 Nov 07)

Recognized in some regions

Argentina (C, R)
Australia (TAS, VIC from 1 Dec 07)
Brazil (RS)
Mexico (CO, DF)
United States (CA, CT, DC, HI, ME, NJ, VT, WA; NH, OR from 1 Jan 08)

Unregistered co-habitation

Australia
Austria
Colombia

Croatia
Hungary
Israel

Recognition debated

Austria
Australia
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Estonia
Ecuador
Greece

Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Poland
Romania
Taiwan
United States
   (IL, MD, NY, RI)

Civil unions legal,
same-sex marriage debated

France
New Zealand
Norway

Portugal
Sweden
United Kingdom

United States (CA, CT, ME, NJ, VT, WA)

See also

Same-sex marriage
Civil union
Registered partnership
Domestic partnership
Timeline of same-sex marriage
Listings by country


Israel has granted unregistered cohabitation for same-sex couples since 1994, in the form of common law marriage, a status that until then was only extended to opposite-sex couples. Following lawsuits, same-sex couples enjoy several spousal benefits (1994 –1996) and the right of same-sex partners of civil service employees to survivor benefits (1998).

Insurance companies recognise same-sex partners in regard to deceased's ensured employment compensation benefits to surviving partner (1999). Pension rights of the same sex partner of the deceased are recognised (2000), non-biological parents can register guardianship of their partner's child (2001); a January, 2005 supreme court ruling has made it possible for a partner to legally adopt a same-sex partner's biological child, and still courts grant more and more rights for same-sex couples.

The State of Israel allows foreign partners of its homosexual citizenry to receive residency permits. The Civil Service Commission extends spousal benefits and pensions to the partners of homosexual employees. The Israeli State Attorney's Office has extended the spousal exemption from property-transfer taxes to same-sex couples. Israel's attorney general has granted legal recognition to same-sex couples in financial and other business matters. Attorney General Meni Mazuz said the couples will be treated the same as common-law spouses, recognizing them as legal units for tax, real estate, and financial purposes. Mazuz made his decision by refusing to appeal a district court ruling in an inheritance case that recognized the legality of a same-sex union, his office said in a statement. Mazuz did differentiate, however, between recognizing same-sex unions for financial and practical purposes, as he did, and changing the law to officially sanction the unions, which would be a matter for parliament, according to the statement.

The city of Tel Aviv recognizes unmarried couples, including gays and lesbians, as family units and grants them discounts for municipal services. Under the bylaw, unmarried couples qualify for the same discounts on day care and the use of swimming pools, sports facilities, and other city-sponsored activities that married couples enjoy.

On January 29, 2007, following a High Court ruling ordering them to do so, Jerusalem registered its first gay couple, Avi and Binyamin Rose. [1]

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