Thoughts on the religious and political oppression that women face in israel. This is book tv on cspan2. [inaudible conversations] good evening. I evening. I am Gabriel Sanders director of Public Programs, and its my great pleasure to welcome you to this evenings discussion of the war on women in israel with Elena Stockman and Nancy Kaufman. Before i go any further and i like to ask you to silence your cell phones. Teetwelve is here to film tonight, and if your phone should ring your shame we will be recorded for all of america to see. It is also my pleasure to say that the museums Public Programs are made possible through the generous gift for misses billy safra. Programs come about for all sorts of reasons. Some commemorate anniversaries others mark holidays. The impetus behind tonights program was something more pedestrian and perhaps more profound, an airplane seat. Elena stockman was on a plane from new york last fall when an ultraorthodox fellow passenger delayed the takeoff beca