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Dead Sea hotel goes Haredi for weekend, but forgets to tell secular guests
By Haaretz Staff and Channel 10
Tags: Dead Sea, Jewish World 
Haaretz.com/Channel 10 daily feature for July 7, 2008.

Secular guests at the Golden Tulip Hotel at the Dead Sea were surprised last weekend to find the views from their rooms blocked by plastic sheets. Even more disconcerting was the fencing off of the sea, with the hotel's beach suddenly divided to separate to male and female bathers.

The surprises didn't end there. A curtain had been erected in the lobby, blocking the view of the pool, which was also unexpectedly closed to coed swimming.

It emerged that several months ago, an ultra-Orthodox travel agency in Bnei Brak reserved 400 rooms in the Golden Tulip, making very specific demands, which the hotel accepted. But it seems they forgot to notify the other guests.
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      1.   I am proud of the Torah Keepers 06:48  |  Meir Weinstein 08/07/08
      2.   Yet they moch when the reverse happens 07:42  |  Binyamin DIssen 08/07/08
      3.   #1 well you would be living in Toronto 09:37  |  SJ 08/07/08
      4.   Let them sue ... 11:16  |  Charlie 08/07/08
      5.   Opting for a weekend of ultra orthodox modesty 11:20  |  Meir 08/07/08
      6.   # 3 booofriigityyy hooo (if you dont like it leave) 11:21  |  also proud of 08/07/08
      7.   The hotel was greedy and wanted to cash in on both 11:48  |  AY 08/07/08
      8.   If they booked entire hotel, that would be fine 11:51  |  Susan 08/07/08
      9.   # 6 Please explain your moral code 12:04  |  sj 08/07/08
      10.   great stuff for journalists! 12:38  |  Roland METZGER 08/07/08
      11.   sue the hotel 13:10  |  Tobie 08/07/08
      12.   poor SJ reaping the crop he sowed 13:20  |  Another Jew 08/07/08
      13.   Tobie and Sue 13:22  |  Joanna 08/07/08
      14.   Wow what a piece of journalism 13:37  |  GottaBeKiddingMe 08/07/08
      15.   I agree with Charlie 13:44  |  Pinchas 08/07/08
      16.   OMG I couldn`t have sex by the window 15:01  |  Haaretz is stupid 08/07/08
      17.   Ha aretz not publishing my comments??? 15:26  |  Benjamina 08/07/08
      18.   Short-sightedness on the part of the hotel 15:51  |  Gilles 08/07/08
      19.   Haaretz is formenting baseless hatred 16:11  |  Pinchas 08/07/08
      20.   freedom of and from religion 16:15  |  doron 08/07/08
      21.   golden tulip 16:26  |  mike 08/07/08
      22.   Weinstein #1 16:31  |  Ari ben Yisrael 08/07/08
      23.   Dear Sea hotel goes Haredi .... 16:45  |  Margot 08/07/08
      24.   One hotel I will never stay at! 17:02  |  Pastaneta 08/07/08
      25.   400 rooms 17:44  |  Kenneth 08/07/08
      26.   Uh? 17:52  |  Nyctamere 08/07/08
      27.   benjamina: Yes it is no longer 1917 18:46  |  Jewboy 08/07/08
      28.   Doron and freedom from freedom 18:50  |  Joanne 08/07/08
      29.   Ari ben Y Exodus was 60 years ago 18:55  |  A thinking Jew 08/07/08
      30.   #26 and a few other relevant Disorders. 18:59  |  Sorry but... 08/07/08
      31.   oh come on - secular does not equal debauchery 19:55  |  De 08/07/08
      32.   Ultra Orthodox Jews 100% Right-=Secular haters 20:24  |  Ishmael 08/07/08
      33.   #16 and #17 Get your veils and Koran ready 20:27  |  ishmael 08/07/08
      34.   #16 #17 Jew Haters Get your Veils and Koran disgusting sex talk 20:36  |  Ishmael 08/07/08
      35.   #31 true to the point on these Haredim 20:45  |  ryan 08/07/08
      36.   #6, also proud of.. 21:18  |  Silvienne 08/07/08
      37.   #36 and selfish needs 23:15  |  Jessica 08/07/08
      38.   Ishmael, get your eyes checked ! 01:46  |  Benjamina 09/07/08
      39.   Solution 01:53  |  Benjamina 09/07/08
      40.   An interesting comparison to the Article about deodorant. 13:42  |  A thinking Jew 09/07/08
      41.   A solution for #39 21:27  |  Jessica 09/07/08
      42.   #31# look at whose company you are in. 21:30  |  Brenda B 09/07/08
      43.   alaaah wakbar 20:30  |  eli 10/07/08
      44.   many a true word spoken in jest-#43 10:51  |  Hmmmm? 11/07/08
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