...and this time its not between the Muslims and the Jews:
There was a case about a month ago of buses used by ultra-Orthodox Jews which forced women to sit in the back only.
The way I see it, its funny (in a good way) that Judaism can cover both ends of the spectrum. I know some very liberal Jews and here we have ultra conservative Jews. I don't think of any other religion that has such a wide spectrum. I mean, there aren't too many liberal Muslims, most that I've run into seem to fall under moderate or conservative. As for Christianity, I haven't heard of any group that calls for segregation of the sexes.
Can some of our Israeli FYMers give their perspective on this? Is it really a minority or a very influential minority that could hurt Israel?
BBC News - Israelis rally against ultra-Orthodox extremismThousands of Israelis have rallied in the town of Beit Shemesh against ultra-Orthodox Jewish extremism.
The protest follows two days of clashes after an eight-year-old girl said she had been harassed on her way to school.
Some ultra-Orthodox in Beit Shemesh are seeking to segregate men and women.
President Shimon Peres backed the protest. "The entire nation must be recruited in order to save the majority from the hands of a small minority," Mr Peres said hours before the rally.
He said the demonstration was a defence of the "character" of the state of Israel "against a minority which breaks our national solidarity".
Opposition leader Tzipi Livni also condemned "the extremist elements that are rearing their heads and are trying to impose their world view on us".
Protesters, some holding signs reading "Free Israel from religious coercion" and "Stop Israel from becoming Iran", gathered on Tuesday evening.
Anger spilled over after an eight-year-old American girl, Naama Margolese, said she was afraid to walk to school in the town because ultra-Orthodox men shouted at her.
"When I walk to school in the morning, I used to get a tummy ache because I was so scared... that they were going to stand and start yelling and spitting," she said in a subsequent interview with The Associated Press on Monday.
In his statement, Mr Peres said: "No person has the right to threaten a girl, a woman or any person in any way. They are not the lords of this land."
There was a case about a month ago of buses used by ultra-Orthodox Jews which forced women to sit in the back only.
The way I see it, its funny (in a good way) that Judaism can cover both ends of the spectrum. I know some very liberal Jews and here we have ultra conservative Jews. I don't think of any other religion that has such a wide spectrum. I mean, there aren't too many liberal Muslims, most that I've run into seem to fall under moderate or conservative. As for Christianity, I haven't heard of any group that calls for segregation of the sexes.
Can some of our Israeli FYMers give their perspective on this? Is it really a minority or a very influential minority that could hurt Israel?