Israeli women

Fifteen percent of Israelis victims of crime as fears rise, reporting remains low - survey

The most common offenses were online crimes such as information theft and identity theft. In total, 16.6% of Jews and others were victims of crimes, compared to 7.8% of Arabs.

Police officers securing the Old City in Jerusalem before Ramadan Friday prayers, March 29, 2024.
 Three women – Neomi, Shani, Nastia – who all survived the Supernova Music Festival massacre on October 7 are seen in the IDF reserves, their faces blurred as they are on active duty.

IDF marks International Women’s Day by spotlighting women serving in Operation Roaring Lion

Felice Friedson.

‘Facing the Middle East’ spotlights women champions for change, power in action

Omer Steinmetz Haskel

Israel needs a mother


'Tehran' star Liraz Charhi sings for women's freedom in Iran, Israel

Already, Liraz Charhi says, public shows have been canceled by the new Israeli government, reluctant to have a woman’s voice heard by men. 

 Liraz Charhi, star of ‘Tehran’

Israel can eradicate cervical cancer if right steps are taken - health chief

What are the main factors that dramatically increase the risk of cervical cancer and what can we do to eradicate it?

Two genetically engineered T Cells (light green) attacking a cancer cell in red.

Yael Deckelbaum launches new record 'What about the women'

Veteran singer-songwriter winds up over six years of marching and music with a new album.

 Yael Deckelbaum - songs with a powerful global sociopolitical message.

Record number of Israeli female artists topped YouTube charts in 2022

This is the second year in a row that a female singer (Agam Buhbut) has taken the top spot on the list after Eden Ben Zaken did last year.

 Israeli singer Noa Kirel attends a press conference on a new campaign to raise awareness of cyberbullying among youth, at the President Residence in Jerusalem on February 16, 2020.

IDF begins drafting women to elite combat units in historic first

Female recruits will undergo various physical and mental screenings to draft into combat positions in the elite search and rescue unit.

Women will soon be able to serve in the Israeli Air Force's elite  669 Search and Rescue Unit as well as the Yahalom combat engineering unit.

First-of-its-kind program will guide IDF women into hi-tech jobs

Meshuchreretec, the first-ever collaboration between the IDF and the Israeli business sector, aims to increase female tech representation.

A SELECTION of photos of women in the IDF from inside ‘Women on the Front Lines.’

Grapevine October 6, 2022: Zionist chief rabbis

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 Then-Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak meets then-president of Israel Ezer Weizman in 2000 in Cairo.

Israeli exhibition about violence against women premiers at Geneva UN office

The new exhibition presents the clothes of women who were murdered by their partners and is designed to raise awareness of violence against women.

 A clothing item owned by Michal Sela Z"L.

Yelena Gerenberg murder: Jason Blaze admits to killing her

An Israel Police representative has cited concerns that Blaze attempted to tamper with the crime scene and conceal evidence.

 Police find the body of a young woman in Rehovot

How do you make it to the top? Three female leaders give their best advice

What are three mottos you should swear by, according to three of the biggest biotechnological leaders in Israel?

  From left: Regine Shevach, head of Merck's Israel Technologies Center; Prof. Rivka Carmi, former president of Ben-Gurion University; Galia Inbar, executive vice president and chief human resources officer and head of global communications and brand at Teva