RULES * Israel - Supreme Court Against 'Mehadrin' Buses
Judea,Israel -Israel National News, by Hillel Fendel -18 Feb 2010: -- A three-member panel of Supreme Court judges issued a restraining order against adding more bus lines to the separate-gender bus routes... The judges ruled that the State must also make sure that on the existing “mehadrin” buses, as they are called, separate seating for men and women are not enforced. Men and women may be directed to get on and off the bus via separate doors, however... The “mehadrin” lines are popular in areas populated by hareidi-religious Jews, but have caused controversy even there on occasion. Several women have reported being disgraced or even assaulted when they “dared” to sit in a spot reserved for men... Labels: rules and regulations
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