The law is very clear that if a man gives a woman a kesubah he has agreed to give her a “get” when the marriage ends. It is no more against the “law” to coerce a man to obey the law and give the “get” than it is to coerce a robber not to take your possessions. It is a tremendous kiddush ha-Shem for people to show that they consider Ha-Shem’s law superior to the law of the goyim. A man who refueses to give a a “get” while divorcing his wife under the goyim’s law is a traitor to klal yisrael, and the coercion against him is justified. Dina Malchusa Dina, which protects such men and encourages such behavior, does not apply for laws that require a clear violation of Torah law and are directged tgowards destroying klal Yisrael.
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