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| ‘Like she’s a Mossad agent’: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish news website mocked for blurring out face of female Israeli party leader | ‘Like she’s a Mossad agent’: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish news website mocked for blurring out face of female Israeli party leader |
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| One of Israel’s leading ultra-Orthodox Jewish media outlets was mocked online for censoring the face of Labor Party chief Merav Michaeli, who is set to join the new government. | One of Israel’s leading ultra-Orthodox Jewish media outlets was mocked online for censoring the face of Labor Party chief Merav Michaeli, who is set to join the new government. |
| The news website Behadrei Haredim altered the photo illustrating a story about the so-called ‘unity’ or ‘change’ coalition – a bloc of eight parties that agreed to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by forming a government together. | The news website Behadrei Haredim altered the photo illustrating a story about the so-called ‘unity’ or ‘change’ coalition – a bloc of eight parties that agreed to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by forming a government together. |
| The outlet blurred out the face of Michaeli, the sole woman in the picture. | The outlet blurred out the face of Michaeli, the sole woman in the picture. |
| Ultra-Orthodox media typically censor or omit publishing images of women due to the religious and cultural beliefs of their audience. | Ultra-Orthodox media typically censor or omit publishing images of women due to the religious and cultural beliefs of their audience. |
| The decision to censor Michaeli’s face was blasted and mocked online. “It’s like she’s a Mossad agent,” one person tweeted, referring to the practice of blurring out the faces of security and military personnel in order to conceal their identities. | The decision to censor Michaeli’s face was blasted and mocked online. “It’s like she’s a Mossad agent,” one person tweeted, referring to the practice of blurring out the faces of security and military personnel in order to conceal their identities. |
| Another Twitter user asked what the website will do when a woman becomes prime minister. “Are they just going to never show her picture ever, no matter how newsworthy?” the user wrote. | Another Twitter user asked what the website will do when a woman becomes prime minister. “Are they just going to never show her picture ever, no matter how newsworthy?” the user wrote. |
| “That’s why they didn’t update their website during the Golda Meir era,” another person joked, referring to Israel’s PM from 1969 to 1974. | “That’s why they didn’t update their website during the Golda Meir era,” another person joked, referring to Israel’s PM from 1969 to 1974. |
| Haaretz newspaper cited Behadrei Haredim as fending off criticism by saying that “photographs of women may not be shown in our newspapers.” | Haaretz newspaper cited Behadrei Haredim as fending off criticism by saying that “photographs of women may not be shown in our newspapers.” |
| According to Israeli media, Michaeli is tapped to serve as transportation minister in the new government that will include a record-breaking eight women. | According to Israeli media, Michaeli is tapped to serve as transportation minister in the new government that will include a record-breaking eight women. |
| Under a rotation agreement, Naftali Bennett from the right-wing Yamina party will serve two years as PM and will hand over the second half of the four-year term to Yair Lapid from the centrist Yesh Atid party. The parliament is expected to vote on the new government on Sunday. | Under a rotation agreement, Naftali Bennett from the right-wing Yamina party will serve two years as PM and will hand over the second half of the four-year term to Yair Lapid from the centrist Yesh Atid party. The parliament is expected to vote on the new government on Sunday. |
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