Where Jewish and Muslim Women Find Sisterhood
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“You have to stir things up. Conflict is wrong only when people are defensive, instead of curious.”
Sexual Harassment
Israeli Groups Start a Culture Project Against Rape and Harassment
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Over the past few months, Israelis have watched a blur of famous, powerful men get brought down by accusations of rape and sexual harassment, which, in Israel, is a criminal offense.
Health & Science
Palestinian, Israeli Girls Run Together Through Tense Times
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Runners Without Borders provides a dose of normalcy that’s not always easy for its members to handle. “Some of our friends think that this is disloyal to the Palestinian cause,” says the mother of one girl. “It isn’t always comfortable for us.”
Teen Voices
Young Israeli Politician Energizes Teen
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To Rising Voices Fellow Eliana Gayle-Schneider, 30-year-old Stav Shaffir gives Israeli politics a caffeine jolt.
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Saudi Law Firm Opens; Birth Control Mandate Halted
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The first female law firm has opened its doors in Saudi Arabia to protect women’s rights in the kingdom. Also this week, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily delayed key requirements related to contraceptive coverage of the Affordable Care Act impacting religious-affiliated groups.
Gaza
Israeli Surf Champ Applauds Wave Riders in Gaza
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Maya Dauber is a sports legend in Israel and now she’s busy training the next generation to surf. She hopes that one day she’ll get to meet the young Arab female surfers in Gaza from whom she is currently cut off by geopolitical divide.
Israel
Israeli Female Soldiers Decry Occupation Violence
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As part of a campaign called Breaking the Silence the women talk on vide about the violent behavior they felt forced to adopt. “I turned into a monster,” says one soldier.
Africa
Ethiopian-Israelis Make Waves in New Homeland
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After decades of Ethiopian immigration to Israel, several black women now hold significant government posts and Israel recently crowned an Ethiopian as its national beauty queen. But hardship persists for women in these communities.
Arts & Culture
Western Wall Prayers OK’d; Virginia Clinic Closes
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The Jerusalem District Court has ruled that women praying at the Western Wall shouldn’t be detained and interrogated. Also, an abortion clinic in Virginia isn’t renewing its license due to new laws.
Cartoons
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Shuns Female Brokers
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A U.N. resolution passed over 10 years ago requires women’s involvement in conflict resolutions. But that has little bearing on the Israel-Palestine conflict, where women are far from the power roles on either side.