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My wife and I are Israeli Jews who married in civil ceremony in the States, when we were living and studying there. We have returned to Israel and have decided to divorce. Can we do so by going to the American Embassy in Israel, and avoiding the rabbinate?

No! As Israeli citizens and residents you are subject to Israeli law which adopts Jewish religious law. You need a 'doubting get' or religious divorce from the Rabbinical Court in Israel,even though you married in a civil ceremony abroad, in order to be regarded as 'free' to marry again, in Israel, or abroad.