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Knesset Passes Law to Prevent Child Marriages; Minimum Marital Age for Girls is 17

June 14, 1950
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The Israel parliament today adopted by an over-whelming majority a bill designed to prevent child marriages in the Jewish state. The nex law fixes the minimum marriage age for girls at 17.

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