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														<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/australians-back-gay-marriage-in-non-binding-vote/"><img width="400" height="250" src="https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2017/11/000_U91BF-400x250.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="People walk past a giant billboard promoting the &quot;yes&quot; vote for same-sex marriage in Sydney&#039;s Kings Cross district on November 14, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / William WEST)" title="People walk past a giant billboard promoting the &quot;yes&quot; vote for same-sex marriage in Sydney&#039;s Kings Cross district on November 14, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / William WEST)" /></a>
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													<div class="date">November 15, 2017, 2:37 am</div>
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								<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-jewish-same-sex-couples-supreme-court-decision-is-a-godsend/">After DOMA struck down, lesbian partners of 47 years hope to wed; Israeli gay man expects a long-awaited green card</a>
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