

ISRAEL Jerusalem
Laura Wharton, second left, sits as ultra-orthodox Jewish councilmen leave, following a heated discussion at the City Council. Laura Wharton is a councilwoman in the Jerusalem municipality, and a feminist activist who fighting to remove modesty signs in Jerusalem. Such signs are hung in ultra-orthodox Jewish neighborhoods in the city, asking women who pass through to dress in a modest manner.
Photo by Ahikam Seri for L'Express
Laura Wharton, second left, sits as ultra-orthodox Jewish councilmen leave, following a heated discussion at the City Council. Laura Wharton is a councilwoman in the Jerusalem municipality, and a feminist activist who fighting to remove modesty signs in Jerusalem. Such signs are hung in ultra-orthodox Jewish neighborhoods in the city, asking women who pass through to dress in a modest manner.
Photo by Ahikam Seri for L'Express