Israeli Labor Ministry Cancels Major Haredi Youth Job Fair Citing Election Restrictions
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First reported by Ynet · 19 hours ago
What happened
The Israeli Ministry of Labor canceled a major job and academic fair for thousands of Haredi youth scheduled for August 31, citing legal restrictions during the election period. Although gender segregation concerns were mentioned internally, the ministry denied this was the reason, attributing the cancellation solely to election-related timing issues. Organizers and associated groups expressed disappointment, but the ministry plans to reschedule the event after elections.
- 01Israeli Labor Ministry canceled a Haredi youth job fair 20 days before August 31 event.
- 02Cancellation cited legal restrictions related to election period, not event content.
- 03Internal emails mentioned gender segregation issues as a factor in postponement.
- 04Event organizer and Aluma association expressed disappointment over cancellation.
- 05Ministry denies gender segregation caused cancellation, stresses timing due to elections.
- 06Ministry plans to hold the fair after elections through its Kivun centers.
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