Ultra-Orthodox Extremists Harassing Women Over 'Modesty' Comes at a Price. Now It's Time to Pay Up

The Beit Shemesh municipality ignored women's complaints that the signs put up by ultra-Orthodox extremists were threatening and harmful, and now the courts have punished them for it.

Feb 01, 2015 10:14 AM

Just ignore the signs, the women of Beit Shemesh were told - over and over again.

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