Since the beginning of the week there have been complaints from parliamentary aides that they were being blocked from entering parliament because they were not adhering to the Knesset dress code.
After the media reported the issue on Wednesday morning, dozens of female employees arrived for work wearing above-the-knee skirts. When they were not allowed in, they were joined by their MK bosses.
Some of the male protesters wore skirts over their trousers. Labour MK Manuel Trajtenberg accused the Knesset guards of discrimination against women and even removed his shirt in protest.
In some cases, the guards asked female aides wearing long coats to open them up so they could check whether they were wearing short skirts underneath.
