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Israel is now just over one month away from general elections. So far the campaigning has been pretty muted, but over the past week more and more campaign billboards are appearing around Tel Aviv.

Meretz is a left-wing Zionist party that advocates a complete Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank and the creation of a Palestinian state; it also demands a complete separation of religion and state in Israel.

This campaign poster shows Meretz party member Avshalom Vilan. The slogan is:
I am a happily married man.
But I will push for a civil divorce law. *

*Currently the only way to obtain a divorce in Israel is via the religious courts. All matters pertaining to marriage and divorce are contolled by the religious authorities.