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Illustrative: Female soldiers in the army's infantry instructors course take a water break during an exercise on November 19, 2007. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 24, 2023, 10:16 am
Report: Female soldiers barred from singing at IDF base due to religious troops
IDF says it is investigating report, which comes amid spate of instances where women have been discriminated against to accommodate sensitivities of religious Jewish men
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Ultra-Orthodox men board the bus to the Lag B'omer festival in Meron, in Jerusalem, on May 8, 2023. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
August 13, 2023, 5:43 pm
Teen girls told to sit in back of bus, cover up because of Haredi passengers
Incident is one of several reports of bus drivers illegally discriminating against women in past week
By ToI Staff
Romi Inbar (courtesy)
August 9, 2023, 6:15 pm
‘Put a shirt on,’ Tel Aviv bus driver tells female passenger wearing tank top
Romi Inbar, 20, says she got off the bus after driver berated her for her clothing, adding it was a ‘difficult and horrible situation’
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Orthodox Jewish men wear prayer shawls during services on a train, on February 4, 2010. (Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)
June 14, 2022, 11:08 am
Israel Railways to compensate woman asked to leave her seat so men could pray
Religious Action Center wins discrimination lawsuit on behalf of Maya Melitz; train operators to stop asking women to move
By ToI Staff
Couple takes part in a mass same-sex wedding in Tel Aviv, June 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
May 11, 2022, 1:00 pm
Same-sex couple wins NIS 80,000 from wedding venue that turned them away
After two women persisted in attempting to book the site, a representative explained to them that ‘we do not do such things’
By ToI Staff
Jake Cohen attends SAVEUR Holiday Social at Astor Center, Dec. 13, 2014 in New York City. (Andrew Toth/Getty Images for SAVEUR via JTA)
January 7, 2022, 6:07 pm
Jewish food influencer Jake Cohen named in discrimination lawsuit
Author is accused of racism and sexism, treating Feedfeed’s social media staff as maids, shouting at them and making offensive comments
By Ben Sales
File. An Easyjet Airline flight at Ben Gurion International Airport (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
From the WebMarch 11, 2021, 5:57 am
EasyJet compensates woman forced to give up seat for ultra-Orthodox man
Melanie Wolfson alleged discrimination for being a woman after twice being asked to move seat because Haredi man would not sit next to her, UK Jewish News reports
By Michael Daventry
Clockwise from top: Article co-authors Dahlia Soussan, Madeline Canfield, and Lilah Peck. (All photos courtesy)
November 12, 2020, 1:17 am
Teens push for end to ‘toxic’ culture of sexuality in US Jewish youth groups
Six young women who met at a Jewish Women’s Archive writing retreat co-author article criticizing objectifying chants, hookup ‘point system’ rampant at meetups
By Cathryn J. Prince
Illustrative: An easyJet airliner on the tarmac at Ben Gurion International Airport, August 3, 2013. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
August 26, 2020, 1:20 am
Woman sues EasyJet for twice asking her to give up seat for ultra-Orthodox men
British-Israeli woman claims ‘discrimination,’ says asked to move on two separate flights because Haredi men would not sit next her
By JTA and ToI Staff
A KLM Royal Dutch airplane (Wikimedia commons/ Arpingstone/ Public Domain)
July 24, 2020, 1:46 pm
Dutch watchdog: KLM discriminated against woman in seat change for Orthodox man
Airline failed to provide ‘a discrimination-free environment during a flight,’ rules Dutch Board for Human Rights
By AFP
Dr. Lior Baruch. (Irene Axman)
March 8, 2020, 3:58 am
Doctor sees ‘feminist medicine’ as cure for medical gender discrimination
Israeli physician Lior Baruch wants med students and researchers to know that women can manifest different symptoms from men — often news to 21st century health care professionals
By Ira Tolchin Immergluck
This undated photo provided by Immigration Equality shows Roee, left, and Adiel Kiviti, right, with their children newborn, Kessem and older brother Lev. (Courtesy of Adiel and Roee Kiviti/Immigration Equality via AP)
September 13, 2019, 1:44 am
US-Israeli gay married couple sues after daughter denied US citizenship
Lawsuit says State Department discriminates against married same-sex couples and treats their children as if they were born out of wedlock
By Michael Kunzelman
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit attends a conference at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan on March 28, 2019. (Flash90)
August 23, 2019, 3:42 am
Attorney General: Gender-segregated events okay under certain circumstances
Mandelblit issues guidelines for local authorities, saying separation permissible if it is desired by target audience and conditions for men and women are equal
By Stuart Winer
Screen capture from video of some 300,000 coins an ultra-Orthodox radio state used to pay a court-ordered fine to a feminist group, July 16, 2019. (Twitter)
July 18, 2019, 3:20 pm
Radio station pays fine to feminist group with 300,000 coins
Losing lawsuit for discrimination against women, ultra-Orthodox Kol Barama broadcaster delivers NIS 30,000 ($8,470) in bucket loads of the smallest denomination in Israeli currency
By ToI Staff
Illustrative. Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York. March 21, 2012. (Serge Attal/FLASH90/File)
June 27, 2019, 1:35 am
19% of Americans say small businesses should be able to refuse service to Jews
Survey investigates support for denying services to minority groups if doing so would violate owners’ religious beliefs; 30% support denying gays services
By JTA
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