Originally published at 10:18 pm CDT 8-3-2013

Beit Shemesh resident Batya Cohen writes in the Jerusalem Post about haredi harassment and the Egged Bus Company's frequent refusal to deal with it:

…[O]ur 19-year-old daughter finished her year of National Service in Pardes Katz. It was the last time she had to ride the 497 bus to and from Bnei Brak.



Without fail, every ride for the entire year meant enduring verbal harassment from haredi men and sometimes women for her refusal to sit at the back of the bus.



The bus drivers varied in their response. Some demanded that the perpetrators stop or leave the bus, while others ignored the problem. On one occasion she filed a complaint with the police.



Make no mistake: Harassment against women on public buses in Beit Shemesh is a daily occurrence, and a problem that we are suffering alone.