Ultra Orthodox gender segregation in Israel................

[dimbear]

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2013/oct/04/ultra-orthodox-gender-segregation-core-israel

Excuse me for not using the original header, which seemed to me misleading.
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the main event is at the Kotel, the Western Wall, the holiest site in Judaism. Access to the wall is divided by a metal wall, as in an orthodox synagogue, separating men and women, with 75% of the space reserved for men and 25% for women. Only the men's section has Torah scrolls for public use because, according to the rules laid down by the Ministry of Religious Affairs which administers the site, women are not allowed to pray out loud, read from the Torah or wear a prayer shawl. Since 1988, WotW, a group from all denominations, including orthodox, have been seeking equality at the Kotel, meeting monthly to pray together and often requiring police protection. They were there again this morning, the first time in three months that the police allowed them access. Busloads of orthodox seminary women were organised to fill up the space in the women's section. Some of the reported insults thrown at the WotW beggar belief: "You are garbage", "You are men, not women. Why don't you grow beards and move over to the men's section?"
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More demonstration of the regrettable influence of the Haredi, now swollen to 11% of Israel's population. If you check my posts, you will note it was 10% only last week.

[rug]

1. Good edit.

[xfundy]

2. Everybody loves to feel superior to someone else.

And religion provides that opportunity like nothing else. Except maybe politics.

[libodem]

3. They are super strict

With female children. And many marriages are still arranged.