Sexual harassment

Peaceful predators: How abusers in Israel's coexistence community hide in plain sight - comment

Predators seek institutions that grant access, legitimacy, and silence. Are peace and coexistence organizations vulnerable to exploitation by those seeking cover?

An illustrative image of Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Yarrow set to a background of Israeli and Palestinian flags.
A photorealistic image generated by the AI chatbot Grok of a Reuters journalist is shown on a phone’s screen in this illustration picture taken January 22, 2026.

Governments worldwide crack down on Grok over sexualized AI content - explainer

An illustration of a young girl looking at a computer screen, warning STOP! in large lettering.

More than half of online abuse reports now come from child victims themselves, Israel finds

 Former hostage Alexander Sasha Troufanov spoke publicly for the first time on March 1, 2025

Freed hostage Alexander Sasha Troufanov reveals sexual harassment trauma during Gaza captivity


Elon Musk denies he sexually harassed flight attendant on private jet

The flight attendant came to believe that her refusal to accept Musk's proposal had hurt her opportunities to work at SpaceX and prompted her to hire a lawyer in 2018.

WHICH ELON MUSK was behind the seemingly out-of-the-blue decision to buy Twitter?

Pre-army program head arrested for alleged sexual acts against girls

Yosef Ohayon, head of the Arayot Yehuda pre-army program, was widely admired by his students, as rumors circulated among them of sexual abuses against female students.

 Yosef Ohayon arrives for a court hearing on suspicion of sexual harassments against his students, at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, on May 16, 2022.

Senior Reform German rabbi steps down after being accused of sexual misconduct

A “climate of fear” is said to prevail at the Abraham Geiger College, where Homolka served as rector.

Rabbi Walter Homolka

Jerusalem is infested with terrible men who harass women in public

Our city today is riddled with men who take no interest in the comfort of their fellow women. In fact, it is riddled with men who take pleasure in making their fellow women feel terrible.

 LET WOMEN walk Jerusalem’s streets comfortably.

Hebrew Union College could stop ordaining Reform rabbis in Cincinnati after 147 years

The board of directors for Reform Judaism’s historic seminary is set to vote next month in New York on a proposal to stop enrolling rabbinical students in Cincinnati, citing declining enrollment.

Rabbi Michael Cook teaches a class at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati in 2016.

Rape kits of sexual assault victims in Israel to be maintained for 50 years

Many victims only file a complaint after a long period of time due to the need for recovery after the assault. This bill would abolish the time limit.

Merav Ben-Ari with Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid, February 1, 2021

Mali Levi, Lucy Aharish to lead L’Oréal’s anti-sexual harassment campaign

The 'Stand Up campaign', is part of the global social agenda of the L’Oréal Paris brand, which aims to prevent sexual harassment in the public space and raise awareness of the phenomenon.

 Lucy Aharish / L’Oréal’s anti-sexual harassment campaign

Anti-sexual harassment laws passed, applied to Meretz party

"I am happy we became the first party to add harassment prevention guidelines into our bylaws," said MK Tamar Zandberg.

 Head of the left wing Meretz party and Minister of Health Nitzan Horowitz, Minister of Environmental Protection Tamar Zandberg and MK Michal Rozin attend Meretz faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 28, 2021.

1 out of 3 online sex crimes offenses in Israel is against a minor - comptroller

A special report by the State Comptroller details the shockingly high frequency of sexual crimes committed against minors.

A hooded man holds a laptop computer as a blue screen with an exclamation mark is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017

Comedian Louis CK to perform in Israel for the second time

The comic, who was popular with millions both for his live shows and for his television series, Louie, was accused by several women of sexual harassment.

 Stand-up comedian and director Louis C.K. poses for a photograph as he arrives for the premiere of his film "Hilarious" at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah January 26, 2010.