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My husband is an Israeli Arab, a Moslem. I converted from Christianity to Islam after our civil wedding in Cyprus. We live in Israel. Which court has legal authority to deal with my divorce?

A family (civil ) court in Israel, as what counts is your religious affiliation at the time when you got married. You were Christian then, and not Moslem. The Sha'ari (Moslem religious) Court only has jurisdiction over divorce where both parties were Moslems at the time they married. Had you converted to Islam before you married, you could not apply to end your marriage through the civil divorce process, and the Israeli civil court system, but would be bound to Islamic religious law, and the Sha'ari (Moslem Religious) Court.