Reserve Major Yaya Pink and former MK Michal Rozin filed a petition to the High Court of Justice against the Bnei Brak municipality's decision to implement gender segregation in public spaces, N12 reports. The petitioners stated: 'We will not allow the exclusion of women in the public space, Bnei Brak will not be Tehran.'
Reserve Major Yaya Pink and former MK Michal Rozin filed a petition to Israel's High Court of Justice on Wednesday, challenging the Bnei Brak municipality's decision to enforce gender segregation in public spaces. The petition, reported by N12, argues that the policy illegally excludes women from public life.
The move escalates a long-running controversy over gender separation in the predominantly Haredi city. The Zioneer has previously reported on Bnei Brak's plans for gender-segregated sidewalks and on protests against roadblocks linked to the issue. The petitioners, an IDF reservist and a former Meretz MK, cast the municipal policy as a violation of women's rights, warning that 'Bnei Brak will not be Tehran.'
The High Court has not yet issued a response to the petition. The municipality has not publicly commented on the filing.
- StrongBnei Brak Rabbis Call for Gender-Separated Sidewalks; Municipality Denies Official Policy
- DevelopingBnei Brak Reportedly Plans Gender-Segregated Sidewalks
- DevelopingHaredi public warns it will not stay silent over planned Bnei Brak road blockade
- DevelopingFrontline communities to petition High Court over tax benefit discrimination
Source and signal
A single-sourced dispatch is never rated Confirmed or Strong. Its Signal strengthens only when a second, independent source corroborates it.
- Internal intake