The new directives bans images of beds, women's clothing and mention of the words "pregnancy," "birth," "cantorial and Hasidic music" (even for men-only events) and "bed-and-breakfasts." Other topics on the ban list of the Committee for the Purity of the Camp blacklist include marital counseling, driver's ed for women and activities such as judo and boxing.
Above: An illegal Beit Shemesh modesty sign ordering gender segregation on a public sidewalk
Ha'aretz reports that new directives were issued to local newspapers and magazines by the Beit Shemesh haredi modesty squad. The directives ban pictures of beds and the mention of the terms "pregnancy" and and "birth":
…[T]he new directives go further [than the previous ban on all pictures of women and girls, no matter how modestly dressed, no matter how young or old], with no-nos that include images of beds, women's clothing and mention of the words "pregnancy," "birth," "cantorial and Hasidic music" (even for men-only events) and "bed-and-breakfasts" (the guidelines suggest "rooms for rent" instead of the Hebrew word tzimerim). Other topics on the Committee for the Purity of the Camp blacklist include marital counseling, driver's ed for women and activities such as judo and boxing.…
Newspapers that do not comply with the directives face the prospect of copies of the paper being removed from residents' mailboxes and burned, or their distributors being beaten, a store manager in Beit Shemesh told Walla.
Local papers reportedly said they have seen a 30 percent to 40 percent drop in advertising since the latest blacklist was issued.
The owner of a local newspaper told Walla the coercion goes beyond which words or images to use, extending to the kinds of services a store must offer in order for an ad to be accepted.
"A computer store owner who was interested in publishing an ad was obligated to insert a line saying that he will cut off the Internet of anyone who buys or fixes a computer at his store, for free," he was quoted as saying. "It's insane."…
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