Israeli lawmakers rejected a bill to replace the words “father” and “mother” with the terms “parent 1” and “parent 2” in official documents.
At the same time, the victory of the adherents of traditional terms cannot be called unconditional: 48 deputies spoke out against the changes, 25 supported them, deputies from the Kahol-Lavan alliance abstained from voting.
There are 120 deputies in the Israeli parliament (Knesset).
The bill was presented by Knesset Member Yoray Arziano Laav, a member of the Yesh Atid Party. The clarification to the document says that the purpose of the legislative initiative is to display various forms of family relations in the country, as well as to help citizens who “feel discomfort” when faced with terms in questionnaires that do not correspond to their understanding of the family unit.
Last year, Israel discussed such changes in official documents, but faced with rejection and massive protests from citizens, they were forced to abandon this idea.
