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Israeli law looks to make
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On Monday, Palestinian students study Hebrew at the Islamic University in Gaza City. Gaza's Islamic University, a
stronghold of the ruling Hamas militant group, has started its first Hebrew-language class.
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ux Stelman began model- ulated. Other governments have
ew months ago, she always taken steps to prevent "size zero"
r sister Simone in mind. medical problems but have shied
one was an ex-model who away from legislation.
tree years ago after a long Israel, like other countries,
with anorexia, a common is obsessed by models. Interna-
on of models tryingto look tional supermodel Bar Refaeli is
r and thinner - and girls considered a national hero. Refa-
to look like them. eli, an Israeli who has graced the
v, thanks to a new Israeli cover of the Spqrts Illustrated
at prohibits the employ- swimsuit edition, among others,
of underweight fashion is not unnaturally thin.
s, Stelman says she feels The new law requires mod-
ted from the traditional els to produce a medical report
res of an industry notori- no older than three months at
r encouraging extremes every shoot for the Israeli mar-
ness. The law sets weight ket, stating that they are not
ums with the aim of dis- malnourished by World Health
ing anorexia and buli- Organization standards. The
ating disorders that affect U.N. agency relies on the body
young women, who go on mass index, calculated by factors
ne diets and are unable to of weight and height. WHO says
rmally. a body mass index below 18.5
is disease is something indicates malnutrition. Accord-
very close to me," the ing to that standard, a woman
r-old university student 1.72 meters tall (5-feet-8) should
Belgium said at a recent weigh no less than 54 kilograms
shoot, the country's first (119 pounds).
the law took effect last Critics say the body mass
"Doing the exact opposite, index is flawed and cannot be
applied equally to everyone.
For example, many professional
athletes fall outside the health
boundaries set by the scale,
because of their height or muscle
mass.
Stelman is 1.7 meters tall
(5-foot-7) and says she weighs
around 60 kilograms (132
pounds) - but she isn't quite
sure.
"I never weigh myself. I don't
care. I don't even have a scale,"
she said. "Weight is just a num-
ber. As long as I feel good and
healthy - that's all that matters."
One of the main supporters of
the new legislation is Adi Barkan,
one of Israel's top model agents.
In 30 years of work, he says he
has seen young women become
skinnier and sicker while strug-
gling to fit the shrinking mold
of what the industry considers
attractive.
He said Europe's fashion has
started shifting back. "They
understand that something has
to change," said Barkan, noting
the rampant use of Photoshop,
the popular picture editing com-
puter program, to make models
look even skinnier.
The Israeli law requires that
any advertisement published for
the Israeli market must clearly
disclose whether the models'
appearance was altered by digi-
tal manipulation.
Goal is for students
in Gaza Strip to
learn language
of Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP)
- Hamas' flagship university in
Gaza has a new diploma on offer
- Hebrew, the official language
of its arch-foe Israel.
Gaza's Hamas rulers say they
want to produce qualified teach-
ers as the government gradually
introduces Hebrew studies in its
high schools. The aim is simple:
It wants Palestinians in Gaza to
learn their enemy's language.
"As Jews are occupying our
lands, we have to understand
their language," said Educa-
tion Ministry official Somayia
Nakhala.
There are 19 students
enrolled in the first one-year
Hebrew diploma course offered
at the Islamic University in Gaza
City, a stronghold of Hamas, the
Islamic militant group that has
ruled Gaza since 2007. Hamas
does not recognize Israel, is
officially pledged to its destruc-
tion and has killed hundreds
of Israelis in suicide bomb-
ings, rocket strikes and other
attacks.
Officials hope graduates
will become Hebrew teach-
ers. Hamas has already begun
offering Hebrew studies as an
elective to ninth graders in 16
schools, and plans to expand
the program to dozens of other
schools in the coming months.
Israel occupied Gaza for 38
years after capturing it, along
with the West Bank and east
Jerusalem, in the 1967 Mid-
east war. Since withdrawing
its settlers and troops from
Gaza in 2005, Israel has fought
two wars against Hamas and
restricts access to the territory
by air, land and sea.
The coastal strip still relies
on Israeli-run crossings for
most consumer goods, and
Gaza patients must receive spe-
cial permits to reach medical
care in Israel or the West Bank.
Students need to "under-
stand what's going on, like
wars, medical treatment in
Israel, in the West Bank,"
said the Education Ministry's
Nakhala.
There is no shortage of
Hebrew speakers in Gaza, at
least among older residents.
For years, Gaza Palestinians
entered Israel to work in res-
taurants, construction and
other menial jobs. Thousands
of others learned the language
while held in Israeli prisons.
In quieter times, many Israelis
would come to Gaza to fix their
cars, bargain hunt or eat at local
restaurants.
But after the outbreak of the
first Palestinian uprising in
the late 1980s, Israelis stopped
coming. After a second uprising
erupted in 2000, Israel sharply
restricted the entry of Gazans.
Since Israel's pullout and the
subsequent Hamas takeover,
direct contact between the
sides is virtually nonexistent.
This tortured relationship
with Israel was on display dur-
ing Hebrew class this week at
the Islamic University.
Two women, their faces
veiled in line with conserva-
tive Muslim beliefs, practiced
Hebrew in a doctor-patient dia-
logue. When the conversation
turned to the chilly weather,
another student described
being cold while held in an
Israeli prison because he wasn't
given a blanket.
"Saval maspik," he said in
broken Hebrew. "Suffered
enough."
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HEFTSYELGAR/AP
In this Jan. 8, photo distributed by Adi Barkan modeling agency, models stand in line for a fashion shoot in Ramat Hasharon,
Israel. A new Israeli law prohibits the employment of underweightfashion models.
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