Hollywood veteran Barbra Streisand says she is concerned about how women are treated in Israel during a felicitation ceremony.
The 71-year-old actress received honorary doctorate in philosophy from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, reported E! online.
"It's distressing to read about women in Israel being forced to sit in the back of a bus or having metal chairs hurled at them when they intend to peacefully and legally pray," Streisand said.
"Or women being banned from singing in public ceremonies. I know that solutions don't come easy. And they don't in the United States, where women are still making 80 cents for every dollar that a man makes." she added.
Streisand is also scheduled to perform two concerts in Tel Aviv and sing for Israeli President Shimon Peres' birthday while in the Middle East.
