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IDF Removes Controversial Passover Video Over Gender Stereotypes

4/11/2026

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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) removed a Passover song video from its Haggadah after critics said it reinforced gender stereotypes by depicting women mainly in domestic roles.
Secularist and feminist activists supported the removal, arguing the video dismissed women's contributions in the military.
Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) gender equality commissioner criticized the Shin Bet chief's wife letter for omitting women and called it exclusionary.

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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) removed a Passover song video from its Haggadah after critics said it reinforced gender stereotypes by depicting women mainly in domestic roles.
Secularist and feminist activists supported the removal, arguing the video dismissed women's contributions in the military.
Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) gender equality commissioner criticized the Shin Bet chief's wife letter for omitting women and called it exclusionary.