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Israeli Women Fight Back-Of-Bus Status

By Brenda Gazzar ● Arts & Culture ● May 13, 2007

Five women in Israel are going to court to protest the way sex-segregated public buses are run in Israel. The arrangement serves the beliefs of ultra-Orthodox passengers but the women say it discriminates against other riders.

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Ultra-Orthodox Israeli Women Reach for Better Jobs

By Brenda Gazzar ● Politics ● March 12, 2007

A small but growing number of ultra-Orthodox women in Israel’s Haredi community are earning nontraditional degrees and better incomes. Second in a series on women changing religious institutions and practices.

Israeli Activists Urge President to Step Down

By Brenda Gazzar ● Politics ● January 26, 2007

Israel was rocked this week by news that President Katsav faces indictment on sexual assault charges brought by former employees. Female politicians are leading a chorus of people calling on Katsav to resign his ceremonial position.

Bus Beating Puts Orthodox Women on Online Alert

By Ruth A. Seligman ● Politics ● December 22, 2006

An e-mail listserv for activist Orthodox women caught on early to the story of a woman who was attacked on a Jerusalem bus for disobeying custom and not moving to the back of the bus. Subscribers compare the woman to Rosa Parks.

Israeli Activists Call Enlistment a Woman’s Choice

By Brenda Gazzar ● Politics ● December 21, 2006

An Israeli woman who refused military enlistment is spending two weeks in army jail instead. Like others who balk at military service, she is supported by a small but active group that supports conscientious objectors on feminist principles.

Single Is Tricky for Reporter in Jerusalem

By Brenda Gazzar ● Commentary ● November 16, 2006

In Jerusalem, Brenda Gazzar says questions about her marital status and social calendar come with the job of female foreign correspondent. A new equal opportunity commission created by the Knesset may help cool all that.

Lesbian Clergy Recount Their Paths to Jerusalem

By Michael T. Luongo ● Arts & Culture ● August 18, 2006

U.S. lesbian clergy leaders look back on decisions and breakthroughs that helped bring them to World Pride in Jerusalem last week. As bombs fell 50 miles away, one female rabbi prayed for peace “within this region, for all its neighbors.”

Sultan Offers Candor From Mideast Battleground

By J. Trout Lowen ● Arts & Culture ● August 1, 2006

U.S. writer Cathy Sultan lived in Lebanon during its long civil war. In 2002, she returned to the Mideast and interviewed civilians about life in Israel and the Occupied Territories. Now, her new book provides rare glimpses at the region’s people.

Blog: Calling Beirut From New York City

By Nouhad Moawad ● Arts & Culture ● July 15, 2006

Nouhad Moawad left Beirut on July 2 for an internship at Women’s eNews. Majoring in translation at Beirut’s Lebanese University, the tri-lingual (English, French and Arabic) Moawad wished to spend the summer immersed in English and New York City.

Palestinian, Israeli Women Push Bilateral Talks

By Allison Stevens ● Politics ● May 26, 2006

As U.S. and Israel discuss the possibility of unilateral action by Israel in the Occupied Territories, women representing both sides of the conflict are calling for engagement with Palestine and more women in the peace talks.