Erstellt am: 10. 11. 2011 - 15:42 Uhr

Saudi style segregation in Israel

Reality Check: Turkey earthquake, Israel segregation, Global Social Business Summit, Libya update, spiders and vibrations

The word segregation conjours up images of apartheid South Africa, or the USA before the civil rights movement, or areas of the Arab world where men and women are not allowed to meet. It probably doesn't immediately bring Israel to mind. With bustling cities like Tel Aviv being as liberal and socially integrated as most European cities, it may come as a surprise, or even a shock, that there are increasing areas of Jerusalem in which men and women are segregated in a way that is more reminiscent of Saudi Arabia then Israel.

Jerusalem is home to a rapidly growing community of Ultra-Orthodox Jews or "Haredim". The average Haredei family has 8 children, while for the rest of the population it is closer to European averages - so while the Haredim only make up about 10% of the population, that percentage is growing.

About 60% of Haredi men don't work, do not do military service, and devote their lives to studying the Torah, and that makes them unpopular with the working, tax paying population who see them as spongers on the state. The Haredi are hitting back, with strict rules to preserve their ideals and cultural identity, rules which often go against the law of the land, but which the authorities seem to either have no power or no interest to challenge. One example is segretaing streets in their communities, another is forbidding women to drive.

Steve Crilley spoke to our Jerusalem correspondent, Matt Rees, about the rise of the Ultra-Orthodox culture and what it means for modern Jerusalem.

Turkey hit by a second earthquake in Van

The Van region of Turkey has been hit by another earthquake less than 3 weeks after the quake that killed over 600 people. Although this quake was less severe, it is straining the rescue resources as more buildings collapse. Jonathan Head reports from Turkey on the rescue efforts.

Global Social Business Summit

Nobel Prize Winner, Muhammad Yunus and former austronaut Ron Garan are among speakers at the opening of the Global Social Business Summit that starts in Vienna today. Joanna Bostock spoke to Hans Reitz, co-founder of the Grameen Creative Lab and who together with Mohammed Yunus is hosting the Global Social Business Summit.

Libya struggling to move forward

Regional expert Ian Black of the Guardian newspaper looks are recent developments in Libya as it tried to establish stability.

Spiders and their good vibrations

Dr Clemens Schaber, a neurobiologist from Vienna University, explains what is very special about the senses of spiders, and why the spider's view of the world is very different from ours.

He tells Kate Farmer about his latest research that shows how spiders can distinguish friends from foe, as well as the type of movements they are making through their hyper-sensitive vibration detectors, and how their 8 eyes can detect movement and pictures separately.

Even humble garden spiders have an extraordinary ability to discriminate fine vibrations.

FM4 Reality Check

Monday to Friday from 12.00 to 14.00, and after the show via Podcast or fm4.orf.at/realitycheck.