Public transit is a basic right and no one should feel unwelcome, uncomfortable, or unsafe boarding a bus in Israel. The ban on gender segregation and harassment must be enforced.
The Israel Nature and Parks Authority doesn't have authorization to restrict access to sites based on gender, said the AG's office.
There are fears that the Israeli Education Ministry’s motive to keep the schools segregated may be to prepare children of migrants for eventual deportation.
Human rights groups call the private bill racist and undemocratic, saying it will be used to prevent Arab-Israelis from moving in.
A bill put forward by the UTJ MK could see Israel's nature reserves become segregated by gender for at least 15% of their operational hours.
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