Violence against women

According to the data, 252 Arab citizens lost their lives in 218 incidents of violence and crime this year, an increase compared to 2024, when 230 people were murdered.

The court ruled that prosecutors had failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he intentionally caused the minor's death, but found him criminally responsible for her fatal end.

The organizations warned of what they described as growing efforts from the UN to deny Hamas’s weaponization of sexual violence against the hostages abducted during the October 7, 2023, massacre.

From Knesset debate to daily reality, how society enables the cycle of abuse and the practical steps to break it and build real accountability.

Dutch prosecutors said Ryan was killed for behaving in a “Western” manner, by having a boyfriend, which brought “shame” to her family.

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

The findings reveal the depth of a crisis that WIZO says now begins in adolescence and extends into adulthood, while policymakers remain largely in the dark.

Before the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25, the ARCCI noted that several state organizations withheld key information.

A major player in these efforts that coalesced the evidence and built a pattern model was the Dinah Project, a group of legal and gender experts.

Tali Weissman Gantz, clinical social worker and head of WIZO’s domestic violence prevention programs, is leading efforts to combat domestic violence in Israel.