When you see all the numbers, it’s astounding that it’s taken this long for the idiotic authoritarianism of the haredim to be pushed aside in Israel.
[A] solid majority of Israeli Jews wants government policy to be far less influenced by Jewish law than it is now.
A total of 64 percent of respondents want there to be separation of religion and state in Israel, while 68 percent want Israel to recognize civil marriages.
Sixty-four percent do not want any religious body to have governmental authority in Israel, according to the poll. At present, Israel’s Orthodox Chief Rabbinate controls marriage, divorce, burial and other affairs in Israel.
A total of 62 percent want Israel to recognize a range of Jewish conversion ceremonies — not just Orthodox ones.