Orthodox paper photoshops women out of Israeli cabinet

I don't understand if your last comment is a jab at Lieberman's politics, which are actually in favor of the Two-State solution, or his performance thus far as the Israeli FM, which may need some grooming. It depends how sugarcoated you like your politics.

Snide remarks about the Foreign Minister of an ally are unworthy of FP and better left to the gutter press.

As an American I can say unequivocally that Liebermen is no ally of mine. He seems more like a racist thug who has no reason to be on the world stage except for the fact he was able to extort his position from Bibi. Why should we take him seriously?

Thank you for drawing attention to this matter. While I am not going to specifically respond to your political views regarding Foreign Miniser Avigdor Lieberman, I would like to comment on the fact that the topic of this post is particularly shocking to those of Western cultures who are accustomed to a more equal treatment of women. For a form of public media to go through so much trouble to remove and replace the images of two women in a government photograph, it seems that there are extreme feelings of distaste for these women and their prominence coming from the editors of Yated Neeman. According to the Washington Post article you linked to in your article, “Ultra-Orthodox newspapers consider it immodest to print images of women.” I find this to be especially disheartening because these women have risen out of a culture that is not traditionally accepting and encouraging of feminine participation in politics and media publicity, only to be erased from the archives of history because a newspaper felt that their pictures were indecent. This act goes to show that while women have accomplished so much in being recognized for their efforts and their talents, there is still a long way to go in some places before equality can really be accomplished.

I recognize that this is a very Western opinion, and that there are many who disagree with my position on gender equality. From the perspective of the Ultra-Orthodox writers for Yated Neeman, it would seem that I advocate globalization and the spread of Western cultures into other areas of the world. While I cannot deny that I support learning things from other peoples as a positive way to improve oneself and one’s own global understanding, I sympathize with the fact that some of the things Western countries consider to be essential clash with the religious and traditional cultural foundations of others. However, I would simply like to point out the irony presented by this post: women are allowed to lead and to hold office, but cannot be published in photos doing so.