The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com .r Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 6A Israeli law looks to make ultra-thin models obsolete Pr dis ADEL HANA/AP 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. Hamas chief university groo-ms Hebrew teachers JER Marga ing a f had he Sim( died th battle afflicti thinne trying Nov law th ment models protec pressu ous fo in thin minim courag mia, e, mostly extren eat nor "Th that's 21-yea from photo since week.' rohibition alms showing girls that (they) can be healthy and be a model anyway, o avoid eating it's really something I want to show." orders common The Israeli law, passed by par- . n usry liament last year, is the first of in industry its kind. The United States and England have guidelines, but USALEM (AP) - When their fashion industry is self-reg- 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." 9 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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