What happens when ultra-orthodox Jewish airline passengers demand to be moved away from women to accommodate their religious need to not sit next to female passengers? For passengers on a recent flight to Israel, this tension between religious liberty of the orthodox Jewish men and the rights of their fellow passengers meant a flight delay of several hours. Dr. Elana Sztokman, author and scholar of Orthodox Judaism and feminism, will join Welton from Israel to discuss how this phenomenon is more than an inconvenience to fellow passengers and share her thoughts on how to resolve these conflicts. Dr. Sztokman is the author of the book The War on Women in Israel: A Story of Religious Radicalism and the Women Fighting for Freedom.
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