[lbo-talk] Commentaries on Israeli society

Marv Gandall marvgand at gmail.com
Sat Jan 8 08:14:17 PST 2011


1. A biting satire on the ubiquitous charge of "anti-semitism":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9Sdkps0Quo&feature=player_embedded

2. Women's rights under attack

An Israeli activist who defied orthodox Jewish custom by leading a group of women in open prayer at Jerusalem's Wailing Wall has been told to expect years in prison for breaching the peace.

[…]

There are now over 100 state bus routes, many of them in Jerusalem, that offer segregated services requiring women to sit in the back. Israel's High Court yesterday ruled that the practice could continue. Many offices in the city also keep the sexes apart while a growing number of clinics require men and women to book appointments on different days.

[…]

As they broke into song at a recent gathering, the men's section grew more restive as resentment started to stir. A bearded man, his black cloak marking him as ultra-orthodox, shook a fist at the women and yelled: "Burn in hell, you dogs."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/8243726/Female-Israeli-activist-could-be-sent-to-prison-for-praying-at-Wailing-Wall.html



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