An effort to amend the marriage laws in Israel has been delayed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Currently in Israel, it is illegal for two people of the same sex to marry. It is also illegal for two people of different religions to marry, and it is also illegal for people who do not belong to an organized religion to marry.

He stated that the reason for this delay is that there was no consensus among his coalition’s factions regarding the issue and that he was willing to move forward on such a bill only after a consensus could be reached. Justice Minister Tzipi Livni was set to present the bill to the committee on Sunday.

This seems unlikely to happen given that much of his coalition’s support comes from within the more socially conservative segments of the Israeli political scene.

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