The Knesset Education Committee discussed a bill to expand gender segregation in Israeli academia, ahead of its final approval. Tel Aviv University law professor Yofi Tirosh said in response: 'Instead of building bridges, this law will build ghettos — it won't promote integration, it will fund separation.'
The Knesset Education Committee held a discussion Monday on a bill that would expand gender segregation in Israeli academic institutions, advancing toward a final Knesset vote. The proposal has drawn sharp criticism from academics. Tel Aviv University law professor Yofi Tirosh told the committee: 'Instead of building bridges, this law will build ghettos — it won't promote integration, it will fund separation.' The bill's supporters argue it allows religious and ultra-Orthodox students to access higher education in a setting consistent with their beliefs. As The Zioneer reported, the bill has been debated in recent committee sessions and faces a final vote in the plenum.
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