Israel / Occupied Palestinian Territories

Israel has a population of 7.2 million (UN, 2009) and the Occupied Palestinian Territories have a population of 4.3 million (UN, 2009). The major languages are Hebrew and Arabic.

Israel ratified The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in October 3, 1991
Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories do not have a UN peacekeeping mandate

Sources:BBC; Amnesty International; UNIFEM

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April 9, 2013 (New York Times)
ISRAEL: Compromise Is Proposed on Western Wall Praying Natan Sharansky, the chairman of the Jewish Agency, outlined new ideas on Tuesday for making the Western Wall a place where all Jews could pray comfortably, after tensions over rituals there peaked in recent months and caused discord between the Israeli authorities and Jewish leaders abroad.
April 8, 2013 (The Times of Israel)
ISRAEL: Lapid Appoints First Woman Director-General of Finance Ministry Finance Minister Yair Lapid on Friday appointed Yael Andorn to be the next Finance Ministry director-general. Andorn, who was previously deputy director of the ministry's budget department, will be the first woman ever to fill the position, replacing current director-general Doron Cohen.
April 4, 2013 (The Washington Post)
ISRAEL: Tensions Flare Over Women's Prayers at Sacred Western Wall The ultra-Orthodox rabbi in charge of the sacred Western Wall assured a government emissary on Thursday (April 4) that Jewish women will not be arrested if they try to recite the mourner's prayer at the holy site, despite a warning from Israeli police.
April 2, 2013 (al Jazeera)
PALESTINE: Hamas Orders Gender Segregation at Schools Hamas passes new law ordering gender segregation in schools that will go into effect in September.
April 2, 2013 (Truth Out)
MENA REGION: Women Unionists of the Arab Spring Battle Two Foes: Sexism and Neoliberalism This year's World Social Forum, a transnational gathering of social activists, took place in Tunis, a city bubbling with unrest as it struggles to shake off a legacy of authoritarian rule while navigating tensions over women's rights, labor and nationalism.