Fashion magazine BelleMode caused commotion on the web this week when
it released overtly sexualized high-fashion photos from its
forthcoming issue depicting the issue of ultra-Orthodox gender
separation on buses. The photographs surround a lone female model on
an Egged bus with leering males, all dressed in fashionable, revealing
clothing based on traditional religious garb. Gender segregation on
public buses, still practiced on some lines despite being officially
illegal, has sparked outrage both within and outside of Israel.
