Israeli police clash with ultra-Orthodox men
Dispute over gender segregation in public erupts between Haredi Jews and secularists.
Published On 27 Dec 2011
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Increasing tensions between Ultra-Orthodox Jews and secularists in areas in Israel have recently sparked violence.
In the town of Beit Shemesh, the community’s imposition of gender segregation in public has been a major factor behind a growing controversy.
And one Israeli schoolgirl has now found herself at the centre of a bitter dispute.
Al Jazeera’s Rory Challands reports.
Source: Al Jazeera