Israel's High Court of Justice ordered the state to submit a preliminary response by September 17, 2026, to a petition against the amendment allowing gender-separate study tracks in advanced degrees, and did not issue a conditional or interim order, according to N12. MK Limor Son Har-Melech, who initiated the law, welcomed the decision.
The High Court on Monday ordered the state to submit a preliminary response by September 17 to the petition against the gender-separation amendment to the Student Rights Law, and did not issue a conditional or interim order. The petition was filed on July 16 by ten faculty members and six Haredi women, as The Zioneer reported. The amendment, which allows gender-separate study tracks in master's and doctoral programs, was approved by the Knesset early on July 16. MK Limor Son Har-Melech (Otzma Yehudit), who initiated the bill, welcomed the court's decision not to issue an interim order, calling on academic institutions to open the tracks.
3 developments
- DevelopingTen academics, six Haredi women petition High Court against gender-separate advanced degree law
- DevelopingBill to allow gender segregation in advanced degree programs approved
- StrongHigh Court Issues Conditional Order Against Yeshiva Student Arrest Freeze Law
- DevelopingKnesset education committee approves expanded gender segregation bill for final votes
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