MK Limor Son Har-Melech (Otzma Yehudit), who initiated the law allowing gender-separate study tracks in advanced degrees, welcomed the High Court's decision ordering the state to respond to a petition by September 17, and called on academic institutions to open the tracks, according to N12. The court did not issue an interim order.
As The Zioneer reported this morning, the High Court of Justice ordered the state to submit a preliminary response by September 17, 2026, to a petition against the amendment to the Student Rights Law allowing gender-separate study tracks in advanced degrees, and did not issue a conditional or interim order. In a subsequent statement, MK Limor Son Har-Melech, who initiated the law, welcomed the decision and called on academic institutions to act to open the tracks. The petition remains pending a full hearing.
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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