mohandasgandhi: israelfacts: Israelis women (seated C) ride on a bus used mainly by the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, during a protest against Jewish zealots trying to enforce gender separation in public places, in Jerusalem, January 1, 2012. Ultra-Orthodox men trying to force women to sit in the back of public buses in deference to religious beliefs against any mixing of the sexes in public, is at the heart of an emotional debate that has topped the public agenda in Israel for nearly two weeks. (Reuters) Ultra-Orthodox Jewish groups in Israel would like to see gender separation in public, and some have stooped to harassing women — and even children — to get their way. With thousands of Israelis protesting against the growing influence of the super-religious, the rift in Israeli society is getting deeper.

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Israelis women (seated C) ride on a bus used mainly by the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, during a protest against Jewish zealots trying to enforce gender separation in public places, in Jerusalem, January 1, 2012. Ultra-Orthodox men trying to force women to sit in the back of public buses in deference to religious beliefs against any mixing of the sexes in public, is at the heart of an emotional debate that has topped the public agenda in Israel for nearly two weeks. (Reuters)

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish groups in Israel would like to see gender separation in public, and some have stooped to harassing women — and even children — to get their way. With thousands of Israelis protesting against the growing influence of the super-religious, the rift in Israeli society is getting deeper.