Now it appears that Israel's Orthodox minority wants to impose gender separation on buses. And it appears to have ministerial approval. Now's the time to write to Israeli ambassador Ron Pross-or to register your disgust.
Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz told the High Court of Justice yesterday that it should permit the continued operation of gender-segregated buses for the ultra-Orthodox. A committee appointed by Katz last year under High Court directives called for an end to the so-called "mehadrin lines."
The Dan and Egged public bus companies operate approximately 90 routes with a strict separation of male and female passengers, with the latter entering the bus via the rear door and sitting in the back while the men use the front door and sit in front.
AdvertisementThe High Court has been deliberating for three years on a petition filed by the Israel Religious Action Center demanding an end to the special bus lines.
