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Ultra-Orthodox Press Digitally Erases Women From Images (IF --Hillary becomes U.S. President... how while they show her? A blank spot surrounded by bodyguards & sharp-shooters?) by Neta Sela So how many members were there on the Winograd Commission? A prominent ultra-Orthodox website, www.ladaat.net, chose Thursday to digitally erase the image of Winograd Commission member, Professor Ruth Gavison, from their coverage of the commission’s report. What is seemingly a simple Photoshop function translates into a very thorny dilemma for the haredi print and internet media. On the one hand ultra-Orthodox papers and websites strive to cover all newsworthy events in the best manner possible. On the other hand, the haredi media is still considerably wary of publishing women’s photographs, even when the women in question play central and prominent roles in newsworthy events. The ultra-Orthodox press, bound by strict laws regarding modesty which demand that women be obscured to the greatest e...