Ultra-Orthodox Jewish women continue protests against segregation in Jerusalem

(WNN) BREAKING Jerusalem, Israel: The women sit in the front instead of the back as they are supposed to here. Some followers of ultra-Orthodox Judaism believe men and women should be separated in public, although it is illegal under Israeli law.  Women who challenge segregation have been insulted and spat upon.

A wintry evening in central Jerusalem. Activists are preparing a protest against segregated buses that run through the city’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods.

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