‘Nobody wants to see someone sinning in his neighborhood’
20/8/08; See: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1013163.html
A member of the Modesty Guard, a group of ultra-Orthodox men working to eradicate so-called immodest behavior in Haredi areas, has detailed in a rare interview an organization that enjoys the support of rabbis and the police. The Modesty Guard has existed in some form since the establishment of the State of Israel, and is suspected of recently stepping up its violent acts. While it claims its focus is on advocacy, members have been recently been accused of breaking into homes, violent assault and forcing women to move to the back of public buses
Jewish World / Let’s talk about sex(ism)
Kim Gouz
Studying Israel turned me feminist. A moderate who grew up in white, middle-class suburbia, I was not the pro-choice pushing, anti-pornography ranting, condom-dispersing type. I’ve always defined myself as being socially liberal, and I’ve supported feminist issues privately for a long time. But until a year ago, you would have been hard pressed to find me on any street corner waiving the feminist banner.
See: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1010465.html
Tags: Israel; Religion, Women