Finance Minister Yair Lapid is working to build a “coalition within the coalition” to create a civil alternative to religious marriage in Israel, including gay marriage.
In a question and answer session on his Facebook page Thursday night, Lapid told a questioner that he was "definitely" planning on advancing the civil marriage issue.
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"The rabbinate can't have a monopoly on marriage and divorce. People need there to be an alternative," he added.
