Judge: Court to approve kosher buses

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Justice Elyakim Rubinstein says segregation of sexes on haredi bus lines will be deemed voluntary

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3987731,00.html

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"The High Court of Justice will not ban gender segregation on haredi bus routes, and is likely to accept the Transport Ministry's recommendation to make the separation between sexes voluntary rather than compulsory, Justice Elyakim Rubinstein said Sunday.

In line with the recommendation, Transportation Ministry officers will monitor buses serving the ultra-Orthodox population to make sure that no violence against female passengers takes place.

It appears, however, that the High Court decision will not effectively overturn the current arrangement aboard the 'Kosher' bus lines, which forbids women from sitting in the front.

Sunday's hearing is expected to be the last to discuss the petition brought up against the Transportation Ministry and the Egged and Dan bus companies in 2007 by a group of women in collaboration with the Israeli Religious Action Center."