The Jerusalem Magistrates Court has authorised a settlement in which Israel Railways and Danel, which supplies the guards for the trains, will pay back NIS 16,000 compensation to Maya Melitz. She was sitting down in a auto on her way to perform in 2018 and was instructed by the protection guard, in contravention of the regulation, to transform vehicles right after a congregation of men started their early morning (Shacharit) prayers.

Each parties agreed that, “devoid of admitting the allegations of the sides,” Melitz would get the compensation, and all Israel Railways employees and support providers will get express guidance that they have no proper in legislation to instruct travellers to modify their seats, even if prayers are using put in a carriage.




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Melitz stated, “I am pleased and proud to protest versus the exclusion of gals. I hope that from now, likely forward, all women can sit in any location that they want without the need of any fears.”

Adv. Miri Nachias of the Israel Spiritual Action Middle (IRAC) of the Reform Movement and Israel Women’s Network (IWN) authorized section director Adv. Gali Zinger represented Melitz and said, “This critical and important ruling that was handed down right now is yet another move in the uncompromising campaign by IRAC and IWN towards the exclusion of women.”

They included, “The ruling establishes what should to be clear in our society, that railway workforce may not instruct or even ask females to go for the reason that their existence bothers some male, even when male passengers pick to pray in the carriage. It is painful that we are nevertheless compelled to struggle over this in the courts, and we are pleased that the court has designed distinct what a railway guard should understand for himself. The presence of women of all ages does not ‘harm modesty.’ Our existence is component of the general public room, and we shall not be moved.”

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