Extremists demanding sex segregation, more 'modest' clothes for schoolgirls
(NEWSER) - Thousands of Israelis poured into the streets yesterday to protest calls by Orthodox Jewish extremists for gender segregation. Fury erupted after a group of Orthodox Jews harassed young girls on their way to school for not dressing "modestly." Stop Israel "from becoming Iran," said signs held by protesters in the town of Beit Shemesh west of Jerusalem, reports the BBC . President Shimon Peres expressed support for the demonstrators who aim to "save the majority from the hands of a small minority," he said. "No person has the right to threaten a girl, a woman, or any person in any way," he added. More»
