Posted on 01/07/2011 2:25:40 AM PST by Cardhu
(AP) JERUSALEM - Israel's Supreme Court has issued a ruling permitting the separation of men and women on some buses serving minority ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities, but only if the passengers agree.
Court spokeswoman Ayelet Filo says the approval is for a trial period of a year.
Ultra-Orthodox practice forbids men from touching women, except for their wives. Men and women are separated in public. Recently on two bus lines serving their communities, women were instructed to sit in the back.
Human rights and women's groups objected, filing a suit with Israel's Supreme Court. The court ruled Thursday that the arrangement is legal as long as it is voluntary.
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