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Israeli Druze Leader Defends Gender-Separated Meeting Amid Criticism

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First reported by Ynet · 2 hours ago

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Israel Zeira, leader of the Jewish Leadership party, defended a gender-segregated political meeting in Daliyat al-Karmel after criticism over separate seating of men and women. He argued the separation respects personal freedom and lifestyle choices within the Druze community and condemned external criticism as interference.

01A gender-segregated meeting by the Yashar! party in Daliyat al-Karmel sparked public criticism.
02Israel Zeira defended the separate seating as a matter of personal freedom and lifestyle choice.
03The event included former Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen and Druze candidate Kamil Abu Roken.
04Critics cited a contradiction with the party's equality messages and compared it to a mixed-gender event by another party.
05Zeira accused liberal critics of imposing views on the Druze community's way of life.
06He called for respecting the Druze community's autonomy and ending external interference.

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