SEGREGATED BUSES * Israel - 'Haredim to continue running buses segregating men, women'
Jerusalem,Israel -Haaretz Service -22 March 2009: -- Ultra-Orthodox groups announced on Sunday they would continue to run a bus route segregating men and women in Jerusalem... The announcement came despite efforts by the Transportation Ministry to prevent the operation of the publicly-funded bus route that runs from the capital's Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) neighborhoods to the Western Wall... The High Court of Justice in January told the ministry to look into problems on the bus routes... The petition was submitted after a number of female passengers said they were humiliated and even attacked for not using seats reserved for women at the back the buses, or because of their clothing... Justices Elyakim Rubinstein, Salim Joubran and Yoram Danziger stopped short of ordering bus companies to stop the "mehadrin" lines but asked the Transportation Ministry to form a committee within 30 days to study the problems and recommend changes...
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