Meirav Cohen

Rape survivors offer chilling testimonies of police, court negligence in Knesset committee hearing

"I filed a report with the police at the age of 17 against my father, who raped me," said one survivor. "The case was closed due to lack of evidence."

|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
Committee Chairman Meirav Cohen leads status of Women and Gender Equality committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on February 24, 2026.
Opposition leader and Yair Lapid announced that his party would demand the Education Ministry portfolio in the next government, naming MK Meirav Cohen (Yesh Atid) as his appointment for education minister. February 5.

Lapid unveils plan to improve education system, demands Education Minstry portfolio in next gov't

The proposal is divided into five chapters and centers on improving conditions for both teachers and students through an investment of billions of shekels in the education system.

|ByKESHET NEEV
Yesh Atid MK Meirav Cohen.

October 7 survivor testifies she was raped in 2011, says courts 'hand out gag orders like candy'

Michal Gadisman, who said she previously worked as a senior secretary for former minister Silvan Shalom, also testified, alleging he sexually assaulted her years ago. 

|ByAVIHAI CHIIM
Committee Chairman Meirav Cohen leads status of Women and Gender Equality committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on November 25, 2025.

Over 300 Israeli women murdered since 2015, Knesset report reveals

The findings show a sharp rise in femicide, alarming enforcement gaps - particularly affecting Arab women - and repeated missed warning signs.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN

MK Moshe Gafni proposes law to segregate Israel's nature reserves

A bill put forward by the UTJ MK could see Israel's nature reserves become segregated by gender for at least 15% of their operational hours.

JANUARY 24, 2023BySHIRA SILKOFF
Head of the Finance committee MK Moshe Gafni leads a Finance committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 17, 2023.

Israel continues working on Arab sector plan worth NIS 30 billion

NIS 2 billion was set aside by the Israeli government for upgrades in the road and transport infrastructure in Arab localities.

JUNE 11, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
View of the main road in the Arab-Israeli village of Majd al-Krum

New NIS 225m. program launched to integrate Arab workers into hi-tech

“The more we succeed in integrating more Arab workers into the Israeli high-tech industry, the more we will succeed in bringing Israel's economic growth to additional segments of the population."

JANUARY 27, 2022ByZACHY HENNESSEY
Science and Technology Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen.

Germany recognizes Bucharest as 'open ghetto' during Holocaust

Over 3,000 Holocaust survivors from Bucharest are set to receive some NIS 150,000-200,000 compensation each, totaling up to NIS 450-600 million.

NOVEMBER 13, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
ROMANIAN SOLDIERS lay wreaths at a Holocaust memorial in Bucharest in 2014.