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Haredi director's 'women only' film sparks row at London festival
Tali Farkash
Published: 14.06.15, 23:59
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1. Make Israel secular-only
Dan   (06.15.15)
Haredim out.
2. Stop forcing your sharia laws down our throats
Maggie ,   US   (06.15.15)
Those who do not like western equality laws, be them jews, muslims or whatever, should leave the west. We are sick of you all trying to change how we conduct ourselves in our societies.
3. a film intended for public viewing
C   (06.15.15)
a film intended for public viewing cannot exclude half the public. if the director wanted to show the film only to women, she should have hired a private space and sent out invitations.
4. There's no bad publicity in entertainment...right?
(06.15.15)
5. This show us how is really open-mind
Ariel Goldstein ,   Israel   (06.15.15)
For example Dan, said: Make Israel secular-only. This is no-sense, because the director didnĀ“t separate from hardim and secular. He make a product for woman only, harim AND secular. Then Maggie said this is like Sharia Law. Also no sense, because he is not telling you what to do with your life, he is telling that HIS movie is for woman. Anyone has the right to make a product and put the rules. Then you can choose if you buy or not. C said, "a film intended for public viewing cannot exclude half the public. if the director wanted to show the film only to women, she should have hired a private space and sent out invitations." This is the real fascist. The film can exclude what the owner of the film wants. That is freedom.
6. Secular JEWS have no problem forcing their "Shariah Law"
Chaim   (06.15.15)
of immorality and immodesty down the throats of religious Jews, but religious may not forcing Torah laws onto their Jewish brethren. Secular Jews are a shame and disgrace to the world and should be thrown out of the Holy Land. Haredi Jews worldwide never had a problem with women only films worldwide. Who are they to mix into haredi business?
7. To 5 and 6 et al
iselin ,   oslo   (06.15.15)
Good grief! Talk about narrow minded! No chance of this film ever winning a "normal" award in the real world. So the producer and director have sealed their own fate. Forget about them. Let them go to their fellow Haredim (Haredim women do work for a living and to support their scholarly husbands, so maybe they will support them) for funding of her next "masterpiece". If the Haredim don't want to function in the real world, why should we support their films by buying tickets to see them, when they obviously are nbot interested?
8. 6 Chaim,why chase away Jews ?
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (06.15.15)
The secular Jews do that themselves,looking for greener grasses.
9. Women's only film showing
Alon ,   Beit Shemesh, Israel   (06.15.15)
Isn't the halachah that men are prohibited from viewing these activities? If so, men who observe this law can do so by abstaining from attending. Nobody is forcing them to go see it. As for those men who do go, that's their privilege. Imagine, however, if instead of "women only", it was Muslims only allowed to attend. Bet the ever so proper BBFC would cave into their demands.
10. Seriously, what's wrong with a "women only" film?
Moshe   (06.15.15)
These hilonim will soon force men and women to intermingle in synagogues and kotel, after all it's a "public" place as "c" writes.
11. The name "Israel" is a charedi name that the chilonim stole.
Eli ,   London UK   (06.15.15)
If you want the charedim out then you should call it the Republic of Chilonistan. Aside from that, the Charedim were there before you!!
12. This is a non-profit film so they dont' care about sales
Eli ,   London UK   (06.15.15)
13. Nothing Wrong With Women Only
Christy ,   Boston, US   (06.17.15)
Or men only - in a private venue. In a private venue one can allow - or not - whoever. In public spaces it's against the law in most every country that isn't controlled by religious law. I think it's good to make discrimination based on sex, religion, skin color, etc. against the law in public places. I
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