Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsAlong with gender-segregated tracks in graduate studies, the law enshrines segregation in public spaces at institutions where it already exists, while prohibiting it outside the classrooms of non-segregated institutions. It states that segregated tracks do not constitute discrimination but fall under universities' 'freedom of action'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 formatSubscribeJuly 16, 2026Updated:11:30 AM IDTIsrael's Knesset, overnight into Thursday, approved a law allowing gender segregation for graduate students. CommentsIn the NewsMorocco Used Israeli Surveillance to Hack Senior French and Spanish OfficialsIsraeli Rights Groups Alarmed Over Reports Shin Bet Tracking Reporters, SourcesDemocrats Rejected U.S. Aid to Israel, and AIPAC Couldn't Stop ThemIsrael's Knesset Passes Controversial 'Right-wing Media Reform' Broadcasting LawHow the Azaria Affair Foreshadowed the IDF's New ImpunityRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran's LeaderEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Eisenkot Is Quietly Gaining Ground in Likud Territory. Enough to Beat Netanyahu?Ro Khanna, U.S. Lawmaker & Israel Critic, Says West Bank Settlers 'Detained' HimNetanyahu's Biggest Challenger: Who Is Gadi Eisenkot and What Does He Stand For?I Joined Rep. Ro Khanna on His West Bank Visit. Here's What I Saw