Professor Shakma Bresler Condemns Gender Segregation Law in Israeli Higher Education
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
Professor Shakma Bresler condemned the new Israeli law allowing gender segregation in higher education, calling it a decisive moment for Israel's democratic and religious future.
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- Professor Shakma Bresler strongly opposes the new gender segregation law in Israeli higher education.
- She describes Israel as facing a choice between a liberal democracy and an extreme religious state.
- Bresler calls the issue a critical crossroads for the country's future identity.
- She warns the law promotes violence, discrimination, and exploitation under a distorted Judaism.
- The protest leader urges all Israeli citizens to make a moral decision about the nation's direction.
Professor Shakma Bresler, a leading figure in the protest against the recently approved law permitting gender segregation in Israeli higher education institutions, issued a strong public response this morning. She sharply criticized the legislation, framing the current situation in Israel as a critical crossroads. Bresler stated that it is now clear to everyone that Israel faces a choice between remaining a liberal democratic state with a free, secure, and thriving Jewish identity, or becoming an extreme religious state based on a distorted interpretation of Judaism characterized by violence, discrimination, exploitation, and backwardness.
Bresler emphasized that the struggle over the character of academia and public spaces is not an isolated issue but a pivotal event compelling every citizen to make a moral decision about Israel's future. She concluded by asserting that every individual in Israel must choose which path the country will take.
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