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We are a Jewish married couple living in Israel, but 'tied the knot' in a civil ceremony outside Israel, and not at the rabbinate. Can we divorce through the Israeli civil court system?

No ! Even though you did not get married according to Jewish law, paradoxically you must end your marriage according to it, and exclusive jurisdiction to end your marriage lies with the rabbinical court here, where you need to get a special kind of religious divorce known as a 'Get mSefek' ('doubting divorce').