An Israeli Supreme Court judge rejected on Tuesday an appeal by women to allow Israeli officials outside of the country to cast their votes in the Knesset elections in March on a day other than Purim.

Justice Salim Jourban ruled that the Knesset knew the law, or should have known the law, that sets the election date for officials out of the country 12 days before the election  date in Israel.

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The appeal was filed the director of the agency for the advancement of the status of women and by Knesset Member Ruth Caldron.

They argued that voting on Purim would be very difficult for women.

Presumably, they would be with their children on the holiday but why that would stop them from voting is not clear, presuming their husbands did not get drunk at a Purim party the night before.

 


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Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu is a graduate in journalism and economics from The George Washington University. He has worked as a cub reporter in rural Virginia and as senior copy editor for major Canadian metropolitan dailies. Tzvi wrote for Arutz Sheva for several years before joining the Jewish Press.