July 29, 2010
Source: The Jewish Chronicle
http://www.thejc.com/node/36322
Israeli rabbis are set to ban the burka for a small group of radical Jewish women who have taken to wearing it.
Two years ago, it emerged that around 100 women in the city of Beit Shemesh had begun to cover their faces with a veil and wear numerous layers of clothing to obscure their body shape. When many rabbis criticised the trend, the women took no notice because they considered the rabbis too moderate.