Update: Breaking News!
The Supreme Court just overturned the earlier decision. Yated can continue to reject the advertising by Bzchutan, based on the fact that they can advertise in other places and this goes against the "spiritual line" of the Yated paper.
source: BHOL, Haredim10 and INN
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Possibly one of the most interesting developments in the elections is going to take place between today and tomorrow.
Bzchutan, the Haredi womens party, has sued the haredi newspapers for not agreeing to run their advertisements. Specifically, they sued Yom lYom (Shas affiliated) and Yated Neeman (UTJ affiliated) for not running their ads.
The claim against them was they these papers are the only channels available to the Haredi constituents, people Bzchutan considers to be potential voters, yet that avenue is unfairly being blocked from them.
The court agreed, accepting their arguments, and ordered Yated and Yom to run at least one ad for Bzchutan between now and election day.
source: Ynet
I don't know if they will be allowed to run an ad with no images, or if they have to also include any images submitted as part of the ad, even images of women.
Either way, this could be a watershed event, from a haredi social perspective.
I still doubt it will actually happen. I think the Yated will find a way to not put the ad in - they will claim a glitch or just ignore them. Then, after the fact, Bzchutan will sue, and even win, but by then it will be too late from an election benefit.
Some organization has now started a petition to allow Yated to refuse the ad
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