It's Israeli Double Standard Time.
Ms Magazine refuses to run an ad depicting three women who have risen to positions of political power in Israel, above the heading "This is Israel". You'd think this would be a shining example of the empowerment of women that the magazine would celebrate and promote. You'd be wrong. Meryl Yourish writes:
"...Ms. magazine refused to run an ad with three pictures of Israeli women in high positions: A Supreme Court judge, the vice president of the country, and the speaker of the Knesset, Israeli’s parliament. The American Jewish Congress was told this was going to “set off a firestorm.†Really? Portraying powerful women in a Mideast nation is a bad thing?Apparently, when that nation is Israel, and the magazine is Ms., the answer is: Yes."
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Posted by dan at January 12, 2008 10:13 AM