Gaza Woman Murdered for Witchcraft

It sounds like they are becoming as repressive as the Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods, which won't allow women to sit at the front of the bus, won't allow women to smoke, pray in public, pray at the wall with men, and are barred from walking through certain neighborhoods if they are wearing "immodest" clothing. In addition, they are often threatened, beaten, or have had acid thrown at them for wearing such clothing, which can be as innocent as wearing pants.

As for mannequins, did you know that some Orthodox Jewish men complained that having styrofoam heads in shop windows was immodest and that these heads could tempt men? LMAO.

I hate to see the Gazans going down this road - it's backwards and sick. No community that oppresses women has ever come to any good or done any good for the world.

Christian, Muslim and Jewish women have to keep fighting against men that try to oppress them in the name of religion.

bonos, dude you are waaaay off you have no clue what your talking about. And if you are comparing Islamic extremism to Jewish Orthodox in terms of repressiveness Jewish orthodox is a choice woman are free to do what they want in Israel, can't say the same for Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Palestine. None of the things you described are true. Israel has had women Prime Ministers, Defense Ministers and almost every other level of government, can't say the same for most Muslim nations, i.e. Pakistan killed their Woman Presidential candidate with a huge bomb that killed many innocent people. You can NOT deny that extreme Islamic Nations with their extreme Islamic laws aren't repressive to not just women but to human rights period!!! Dude get a clue before you post utter ignorance!!

It sounds like they are becoming as repressive as the Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods, which won't allow women to sit at the front of the bus, won't allow women to smoke, pray in public, pray at the wall with men, and are barred from walking through certain neighborhoods if they are wearing "immodest" clothing. In addition, they are often threatened, beaten, or have had acid thrown at them for wearing such clothing, which can be as innocent as wearing pants.

As for mannequins, did you know that some Orthodox Jewish men complained that having styrofoam heads in shop windows was immodest and that these heads could tempt men? LMAO.

I hate to see the Gazans going down this road - it's backwards and sick. No community that oppresses women has ever come to any good or done any good for the world.

Christian, Muslim and Jewish women have to keep fighting against men that try to oppress them in the name of religion.

They need to nip that in the bud in Israel because Orthodox jews are becoming just as bad as muslim extremists. There is no way I would visit Israel because of the way women are being treated there lately. I have a daughter, and because of that, I cannot tolerate nations that oppress women and I refuse to visit them.

Wrong; the ultra-orthodox Rabbis in Israel make the laws.

In fact, many Jewish people from the U.S. and elsewhere are growing tired of the oppression by ultra-orthodox Jews who are now trying to say who is and who isn't Jewish. According to their "laws", many Jews of the diaspora are no longer considered "Jewish" enough.

And if Israel is "not oppressive"as you say, why did they allow women to be told to sit at the back of the bus? Read up on mehadrin (segregated) buses. Why isn't anything done about the men that threaten women for walking on "men's sidewalks"? Why isn't anything done about men who threaten and beat women for dressing immodestly?

Just recently, a rabbi got violent with some young girls who were riding in go-karts. He tore them out of the karts and smashed the karts. The police refused to do anything:

http://bonosrama.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/21/4945412-rabbi-upset-over-girls-driving-go-kars-storms-course-damages-cars-vosizneiascom

Sorry, but the Taliban HAS come to israel and it's because people refuse to speak out.

no, the mehadrin buses are NOT private. These are the publicly-funded (taxpayers) Egged lines. In other words, women in israel pay taxes for t hose buses and then are forced to the back.

Here is an article by an Israeli woman:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3934248,00.html

Excerpt:

We already saw women being pushed to the backs of buses (an ongoing affair despite the High Court's ruling on the case,) women confined to one side of the streets in Jerusalem's haredi neighborhoods, and the humiliation of Mizrahi girls in Emmanuel. Earlier this week, we were told about the violent removal of girls from a go-karting facility at the same community.

At the end of this process we can expect to have a state managed by haredi men who discriminate against and humiliate women.

We've become accustomed to taking for granted political parties who disqualify women from taking office. These parties are nonetheless allowed to run in the elections, join governments, and lead the country despite their discriminatory conduct. Indeed, the State of We've become accustomed to taking for granted political parties who disqualify women from taking office. These parties are nonetheless allowed to run in the elections, join governments, and lead the country despite their discriminatory conduct. Indeed, the State of Israel permits open, explicit, and legal disqualification of and discrimination against women; many women in this country are deprived of the basic civilian, democratic right to be elected.Israel permits open, explicit, and legal disqualification of and discrimination against women; many women in this country are deprived of the basic civilian, democratic right to be elected.