Growing Divide Between Secular and Religious Jews in Israel Sparks Heated Clashes During Yom Kippur

Confrontations erupted in Tel Aviv during Yom Kippur prayers over gender-segregated spaces sought by religious Jews.
The clashes highlighted the widening rift between religious and secular Israelis, exacerbated by new government policies favoring greater clerical role in society.
Secular Israelis have protested threats to lifestyles and freedoms, including changes to the Supreme Court.
The trigger was a prayer ceremony in Tel Aviv seeking symbolic gender separation using Israeli flags.
Incidents have raised concerns about Israeli social cohesion and sparked debate within religious and secular communities.