Damned Jews

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BBC reporter: 'Sounds like you’re saying 1 Jewish life is worth 100s of 1,000s of Palestinian lives'

Israeli West Bank settler: 'No. MILLION. 1 Jewish life, it’s 10 million, ok'

BBC: 'That just sounds racist'

Settler: 'Yes. I know. But it’s the truth. Because God chose us'

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Israeli city wants gender-segregated streets

According to local reports, the Bnei Brak municipality had already started widening sidewalks, erecting barriers and putting up signs that are intended to physically separate male and female pedestrians from one another in the city just east of Tel Aviv. It would have made Bnei Brak the first city in Israel with gender-segregated streets.

But the work was apparently halted after fierce criticism. Signs that had already been installed were removed.

Less conservative Israelis fear Bnei Brak could set a precedent that will further strengthen Orthodox hard-liners in society, especially just before the upcoming election. A parallel bill being debated in Israel's parliament, the Knesset, has also called into question gender equality even though this is supposedly guaranteed by Israeli Supreme Court decisions.

Gender segregation is not unusual in Judaism. Orthodox synagogues have separate areas for men and women and conservative practitioners won't touch members of the opposite sex, even in greeting. At holiday ceremonies and weddings, Orthodox Jewish men and women typically sit in separate areas.

The proposed gender segregation on Bnei Brak's streets originates from the latter issue. That neighborhood is home to banquet halls usually booked for weddings, and local rabbis want guests to be able to arrive already separated by gender. The problem is that Israeli taxpayer money would be used to impose the segregation in public — and therefore supposedly neutral — spaces.

Reports in Israeli media say the city administrators have since backtracked. They say they will rearrange the streets temporarily when large events are planned.

Israeli demographics have been shifting in favor of the more conservative Jewish groups in the country for some time, with Orthodox Jewish families having a higher birth rate than non-Orthodox families. This is increased political pressure: While Israel guarantees equality for citizens regardless of sex, the country's founders also promised to observe certain important religious rules prioritized by more conservative Jewish communities.

Previous attempts to impose gender segregation have been struck down by the country's Supreme Court. A 2011 ruling said there could be no mandatory segregation on public buses, even those serving predominantly conservative neighborhoods, and that there must be no pressure on women to sit at the back of the bus.

In 2017, the court ordered the city of Beit Shemesh to remove so-called "decency signs" that prescribed female dress codes and told women to avoid certain sidewalks around religious schools frequented by conservative men. But the city was slow to remove the signs, and religious extremists repeatedly put new signs up.

Gender equality is also under attack in a second arena.

On Thursday, the Knesset approved a law that essentially permits universities and colleges to offer segregated master's and doctoral degree programs. This permission previously existed for a number of bachelor's courses and was meant to help integrate more Orthodox students into tertiary education, as well as offer opportunities to conservative women who might otherwise not have continued their education. The same argument is being made about the law that expands permission for segregated courses to higher degrees.

The new rule is meant to apply on a voluntary basis, and isn't supposed to facilitate segregation outside classrooms.

Local universities protested the law ahead of the vote because, they argued, it could undermine academic standards in the fields like medicine and health and actually make it more difficult for women to access highly specialized professions.

https://www.dw.com/en/bnei-brak-israeli-...a-78020879

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Her Religious Extremist Hubby Controlled Every Part of Life. She Reveals the Rules She Was Forced To Follow: ‘I Had To Make It the 11th Commandment’

Years after leaving what she describes as an abusive relationship, the woman is sharing the rules she says she was forced to follow during her 12-year marriage. Her story has gained attention online as viewers react to the level of control and isolation she describes.

TikTok creator Alana (@alanainbloomxo) says she is ready to share more about the years she spent living under her husband’s rules. She explains that those restrictions affected her family’s lifestyle, including their home, clothing, work, and the way they raised their children.

In her video, Alana says she felt like a “slave” during the marriage and described it as “12 years in a severely abusive marriage.” She claims she was expected to follow every instruction from her husband, saying, “If he said it, if it was a new rule, I had to make it the 11th commandment.”

Alana says she was responsible for helping with her husband’s side jobs and learned skills including mechanics, carpentry, plumbing, electrical work, and operating heavy equipment. She adds that she continued taking on those responsibilities while pregnant and caring for their children.

She also claims her husband refused to get a driver’s license, leaving her responsible for driving him wherever he needed to go. She and the children would sometimes wait in the car for hours while he went inside places such as stores or his mother’s home.

According to her account, her family followed strict Sabbath rules. She claims they were not allowed to use electricity, water, or gas because of her husband’s beliefs.

Talking about their living conditions, Alana says, “I had to heat my house with a wood burning stove with wood from the backyard.” She also claims the family used candles for lighting and relied on an outdoor toilet her husband built in their backyard.

Alana says her husband’s mother knew about their lifestyle. They had to remove anything with a face from their home because her husband believed those items represented idol worship.

She also mentions strict clothing rules, claiming the family had to wear clothes made from one type of fabric based on her husband’s interpretation of Old Testament teachings. She says the clothing tags had to show “100 cotton” or “100 polyester” because mixed fabrics were not allowed. She cut up old shirts to cover her children’s feet during winters when they did not have socks.

Alana says she and her children escaped the relationship seven years ago and are now safe. “It’s been seven years since we escaped, but we are safe,” she says, adding that she is ready to share her story with others who may be experiencing abuse or isolation.

Alana’s story comes as other women have shared their experiences leaving controlling relationships. One ended her marriage after three months, while another said a Disney trip helped her recognize she was in an abusive marriage.

https://www.themarysue.com/her-religious...mmandment/