The Israeli prosecution has filed only 25 cases regarding polygamy in the Negev Bedouin community, despite an estimated 7,000 cases of men living with multiple wives, according to reports.
01 · THE DISPATCH
Reports circulate on Israeli social media and local news channels that the prosecution has handled only 25 cases of polygamy among the Negev Bedouin population, while estimates speak of over 7,000 men in the region living with multiple wives. The figures highlight a significant enforcement gap in a long-standing social and legal issue in southern Israel.
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