ite ▁Jews ▁today . ▁ ▁Israel ▁has ▁made ▁pol yg amy ▁illegal . ▁Pro vis ions ▁were ▁instit uted ▁to ▁allow ▁for ▁existing ▁pol yg am ous ▁families ▁imm igr ating ▁from ▁countries ▁where ▁the ▁practice ▁was ▁legal . ▁Furthermore , ▁former ▁chief ▁ra bbi ▁O v ad ia ▁Y ose f ▁has ▁come ▁out ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁legal izing ▁pol yg amy ▁and ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁p ile ges h ▁( con c ub ine ) ▁by ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁government . ▁ ▁T z vi ▁Z oh ar , ▁a ▁professor ▁from ▁the ▁Bar - I lan ▁University , ▁recently ▁suggested ▁that ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁opinions ▁of ▁leading ▁hal ach ic ▁authorities , ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁conc ub ines ▁may ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁practical ▁Hal ach ic ▁just ification ▁for ▁pre mar ital ▁or ▁non - mar ital ▁coh ab itation . ▁ ▁Leg al ization ▁ ▁International ▁law ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Committee ▁reported ▁that ▁pol yg amy ▁viol ates ▁the ▁International ▁C oven ant ▁on ▁Civil ▁and ▁Political ▁Rights ▁( IC CP R ), ▁cit ing ▁concerns ▁that ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁" equality ▁of ▁treatment ▁with ▁regard ▁to ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁marry " ▁meant ▁that ▁pol yg amy , ▁restricted ▁to ▁pol yg yn y ▁in ▁practice , ▁viol ates ▁the ▁dign ity ▁of ▁women ▁and ▁should ▁be ▁out la wed . ▁ ▁Specifically , ▁the ▁reports ▁to ▁UN ▁Comm itte es ▁have ▁noted ▁viol ations ▁of ▁the ▁I CC PR