The Jerusalem Magistrates Court docket has accredited a settlement in which Israel Railways and Danel, which provides the guards for the trains, will pay NIS 16,000 compensation to Maya Melitz. She was sitting in a car on her way to work in 2018 and was told by the security guard, in contravention of the regulation, to adjust cars and trucks soon after a congregation of adult men commenced their early morning (Shacharit) prayers.

Both equally parties agreed that, “without admitting the allegations of the sides,” Melitz would get the payment, and all Israel Railways workforce and company providers will get express recommendations that they have no correct in law to instruct travellers to transform their seats, even if prayers are using spot in a carriage.




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Melitz stated, “I am satisfied and proud to protest towards the exclusion of gals. I hope that from today, likely forward, all females can sit in any position that they want with no any fears.”

Adv. Miri Nachias of the Israel Religious Motion Centre (IRAC) of the Reform Motion and Israel Women’s Network (IWN) authorized section director Adv. Gali Zinger represented Melitz and explained, “This significant and significant ruling that was handed down today is an additional stage in the uncompromising marketing campaign by IRAC and IWN against the exclusion of women of all ages.”

They added, “The ruling establishes what should to be obvious in our modern society, that railway workforce may perhaps not instruct or even check with females to go due to the fact their presence bothers some person, even when male passengers select to pray in the carriage. It is painful that we are still compelled to struggle about this in the courts, and we are delighted that the court has created crystal clear what a railway guard should really have an understanding of for himself. The existence of girls does not ‘harm modesty.’ Our presence is element of the community place, and we shall not be moved.”

Revealed by Globes, Israel company information – en.globes.co.il – on June 13, 2022.

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