MK Dov Khenin (Photo: Al Ittihad)

Government rejects same-sex housing benefits law

The Ministerial Committee for Legislation unanimously rejected Sunday a bill that would enshrine in law married mortgage benefits for same-sex couples. The ministers saw “the proposal as unnecessary,” a cabinet statement said Sunday afternoon. The legislation was sponsored by MK Dov Khenin (Hadash).  “The time has come for equality to be anchored in distinct legislation,”…