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Link: https://www.rt.com/news/566907-israel-religious-parties-demand-gender-segregation/
Religious parties have reportedly urged Prime Minister-elect Benjamin Netanyahu to introduce the policy at publicly funded events | Several religious parties in Israel’s coalition government have reportedly called on Prime Minister-elect Benjamin Netanyahu to introduce legislation that would allow gender segregation at publicly funded events. The suggestion came under fire from the opposition, with outgoing premier Yair Lapid likening such policies to those enforced by religious authorities in Israel’s arch enemy, Iran. ● The Israel Hayom daily newspaper claimed on Sunday that during ongoing coalition talks, the Orthodox United Torah Judaism and Religious Zionism parties demanded that a workaround be developed to circumvent existing anti-discrimination laws. ● At present, separate male-female seating arrangements at government educational facilities, public events and in public transport are explicitly prohibited in the country.