who came in the pact of duality, which would not be considered as "marriage", but would be as similar as possible to the marriage institution. The bill never reached further legislation procedures. In July 2007, Israel's Justice Minister Daniel Friedmann and the chief rabbi of Israel Shlomo Amar reached an agreement on a limited bill for civil marriages in Israel, which would apply only to the marriage of Israelis who do not belong to any recognized religious community. Such a bill was introduced by Yisrael Beiteinu in 2009, eventually passing the Knesset in May 2010; this bill, however, only grants "couplehood union" status to couples who both declared non-religious status. References Marriage, unions and partnerships in Israel Interfaith marriage