Jul. 4, 2021 6:04 AM
State prosecution and Israel Police officials have admitted that the state is not adequately enforcing a ban on polygamy among Bedouin, saying that men in the community manipulate the law in order to take additional wives.
According to figures presented at an interagency discussion two months ago, hundreds of polygamous men have been detected in recent years, without facing legal consequences.
The meeting, held at the Justice Ministry, brought together representatives of a committee established in early 2017 by the ministry’s director general at the time, Emi Palmor. In 2018 the panel issued a comprehensive report recommending ways to curb the practice, and the committee now monitors its implementation.