Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsA bill sponsored by far-right lawmaker Limor Son Har-Melech would mandate state-funded gender segregation across all academic degrees. Opposition lawmakers slammed the proposal, with one warning it would 'throw us back to the Middle Ages'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeLior DattelJanuary 28, 2026Israeli lawmakers debated a bill Tuesday to expand gender segregation in higher education, a move that would bar women from certain academic programs and campus areas. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel educationKnessetIsraeli politicsWomen's rightsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIraq-IsraelNetanyahu-Oct. 7Pizza Hut killingHezbollah DronesJonny GreenwoodHaQuizHaaretz PodcastReleased Gaza Flotilla Leader: 'It's Your Responsibility to End the Genocide'Netanyahu the Altruist: U.S. Aid Talk Masks Israel's War Budget CrunchThe New York Times' Blood Libel Against IsraelIsrael Needs Leaders Who Can Find Opportunity Where Others See DangerEisenkot's Racist Election Campaign Must Go Straight Into the TrashRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'