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Is the right to marry respected in Israel?

No! It exists in principle,  but not for every citizen or resident, as there is no formal mechanism like civil marriage for allowing couples who cannot marry according to the current law in Israel. The current law is based on vestiges from the British Mandate days and basically discriminates against 'mixed' religious couples, or those having no registered religious affiliation, who cannot marry according to religious law, and for whom no civil alternative exists in Israel. The nearest option for civil marriage is Cyprus.