Feminist Group Sues Israeli Radio Station For Discrimination

In Israel, Kolech, an Orthodox Jewish feminist organization, has filed a $26 million class action discrimination lawsuit against Kol Berama, a strictly Orthodox Jewish (haredi) radio station. As reported by JTA, the suit alleges that the station only employs male interviewers and will not conduct live interviews with women. A woman who wishes to be heard on air is asked to fax her remarks and they are then read by a male broadcaster. Earlier this year, Israel's Second Authority for Television & Radio ordered the station to interview women who hold official positions or are experts in their field, and to allow women to speak on the air for four hours per week.  Apparently the station has not complied.