In a shocking recording that spread on Israeli social media recently, a woman, who was ostensibly applying for a lifeguard job said that she hates religious women so much that she would rather let them drown than touch them. Tiveria resident and social activist Shimon Cohen had advertised a lifeguard position at a separate beach for women. When he answered the phone one day to a woman asking about the position, he wasn’t expecting to hear such vitriol but he managed to put her in her place. Read and listen to the conversation below: Shimon: “Hello.” Woman: “Hi Shalom. I heard you’re looking for a lifeguard.” Shimon: “Yes.” Woman: “Right now, I’m a lifeguard in Tel Aviv. This is a religious beach?” Shimon: “Yes.” Woman: “I can come but I’m saying this upfront: If I see a religious woman drowning, I’ll simply ignore her. I can’t stand religious people.” Shimon: “Great, I’ll be happy for you to come. If you see a Chareidi woman drowning, don’t jump in the water because we don’t want an impure woman like you touching a Chareidi woman, you understand?” Following the publication of the recording, the B’Tzalmo human rights organization filed a request to the police to launch an investigation into the woman, saying that her statement was the equivalent of confessing to planning murder. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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