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The Ultra-Orthodox’s Choice(25:25)
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MK Revital Swid. Photo: Facebook
Gil Hoffman speaks by phone with Labor MK Revital Swid, the big winner of this morning's Knesset vote on rabbinical court judge selection.
Ultra-Orthodox Knesset members defied Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by supporting Swid over the Likud’s candidate, Nava Boker, in Thursday’s vote for a slot reserved for a woman on the judicial selection committee of rabbinical courts. Swid wants to tell the world she’ll support the rights of both men and women on delicate issues like divorce.
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