The Knesset Education Committee is set to vote today on reservations to a bill that would permit gender segregation in advanced-degree academic programs. The bill has been approved for its second and third (final) readings.
The Knesset Education Committee is scheduled to vote today (Wednesday) on reservations to a bill that would authorize gender segregation in advanced-degree programs at Israeli universities and colleges. The bill has already passed preliminary approval stages and is now cleared for its second and third (final) plenary readings once committee deliberations conclude.
As The Zioneer reported on June 29, the committee previously debated the legislation — which critics, including Tel Aviv University law professor Yofi Tirosh, have argued will 'build ghettos' rather than promote integration. The vote on reservations is a routine procedural step, but marks the final hurdle before the bill returns to the Knesset floor for ratification.
The bill's advancement reflects ongoing coalition efforts to codify separation between male and female students in certain academic settings, a policy long advocated by religious-Zionist and ultra-Orthodox factions. Opposition parties have signaled they will challenge the legislation in the plenum. The timing of the final readings has not been announced.
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