03/10/2011 10:53
80% of the Jewish population is dissatisfied with how the government handles issues of religion and state. 83% support the full realization of religious freedom and equality. 62% support civil and non-Orthodox marriages; the majority of the public also support recognition of same-sex marriages. 85% of the non-ultra-Orthodox population support reducing funding for yeshivas.
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10/10/2011 17:06
The U.S. State Department 2010 Report on International Religious Freedom sites increasing tension in Israeli society between secular and ultra-Orthodox citizens on issues such as housing allocations, military service exemptions and allocations for religious institutions of study. The report also lists a series of cases of violence against women in terms of extreme demands for modest dress and gender separation.
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03/07/2011 10:36
The segregation between women and men does not end with the ‘Mehadrin Lines.’
Hiddush’s spokesman personally experienced segregation in share taxis: ‘I was
removed from the vehicle after a single stop, because women would not let me sit
next to them.’ Taxi drivers say segregation has them setting out with half-empty cabs
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