Schools in Israel are letting out for the summer. One of the great traditions in Israel is the end-of-the-year class trip. These outings should be an opportunity for students to have fun and relax after the stress of exams. One of the most popular destinations is the Superland amusement park in Rishon LeZion, a city a few miles south of Tel Aviv. However, due to an unfortunate policy by the park’s management, students felt the sting of discrimination instead of the thrill of a roller coaster.

In the wake of the recent election, Israel may be transcending its decades-old culture war between religious and secular.

Images from the May 16 demonstration in Jerusalem showed a black sea of anti-Zionist haredi men dressed in traditional suits and head coverings, pouring out their anger against the country’s security forces; they were protesting government policy to pursue plans to draft yeshiva students and cut their public subsidies.