Violence against women

Maccabi Haifa displays misogynistic banner during derby soccer match with Hapoel Haifa

The banner showed an offensive, violent, and misogynistic picture of a female fan with the Hapoel Haifa shirt, and caused widespread criticism.

A Maccabi Haifa banner displaying an offensive, violent, and misogynistic picture of a female fan.
 Israel Police during operation in Israel's North to thwart murder attempts, April 27, 2025. (Ilustrative)

2025 deadliest year on record for Arab society in Israel, Abraham Initiatives report finds

 Israel Police during operation in Israel's North to thwart murder attempts, April 27, 2025. (Ilustrative)

Haifa court sentences psychiatric nurse to seven years over death of teen patient

ISRAELI WOMEN protest outside UN Headquarters in Jerusalem, in November. Finally, yet months too late, a UN team investigating the sexual violence against women in Israel on October 7 found “reasonable grounds” to believe that such violence did indeed occur.

Jewish, Israeli rights groups urge UN to recognize Hamas’s systematic sexual violence


VP Harris launches initiative providing support for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence

Vice President Kamala Harris launched 'Dignity in Documentation Initiative,' addressing global conflict-related sexual violence and supporting survivors through UN efforts and leadership programs.

 US Vice-President Kamala Harris speaks during a Juneteenth concert hosted by US President Joe Biden on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, DC, US June 10, 2024.

International coalition meets to discuss sexual violence as a weapon of war

MK Tal Meron, the organizer, called it "an important historical coalition, acknowledging sexual violence as a crime of war." Hamas's use of rape and torture has been well documented since Oct. 7

The Global Women's Coalition Against Gender-Based Violence as a Weapon of War 20 May 2024

October 7 reminds us the feminist fight has a way to go - opinion

October 7 prompts us to confront uncomfortable truths about the state of feminism and the fight against violence toward women.

 Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women, speaks during the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine with a focus on women, at the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., April 11, 2022.

Hertz for women

Hertz stands by women, offering thousands of specially designed water bottles as a contribution to women's empowerment in Israel.


Police arrest two Bedouin residents for kidnapping, sexual assault of 15-year-old in the South

A similar offense occurred in April 2023, where three Bedouin residents from Laqiya were arrested for attempted kidnapping and assault of a resident of Kiryat Malakhi.

 A police car at night.

Several women on TikTok claim they were punched in the face on the street by strangers in NYC

There are numerous testimonies from women on the app, all telling similar accounts that they were on their phones or looking down, and all of a sudden, they were punched in the face. 

 Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York City.

UN sexual violence envoy: Israelis were raped, sexually tortured on October 7

UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict finds damning evidence of rape, sexual violence, necrophilia during visit to Israel

 Demonstrators gather during a protest the crimes and sexual violence against women in October 7 massacre, outside of United Nations headquarters in New York City, on December 4, 2023.

Released Gaza hostage breaks silence on Hamas sexual violence in Sheryl Sandberg doc

"People denied and refused to admit that such acts were indeed committed by Hamas, and therefore the film will give them an opportunity to see with their own eyes," Sandberg said.

 SHERYL SANDBERG at the memorial site of the October 7 Hamas massacre of young Israelis attending the Supernova party at Re'im

Justice must be served for perpetrators of sexual violence - editorial

But the day will come, after all this ends, when we will take Hamas to court for their crimes.

 A PROTEST against the sexual violence committed in the October 7 massacre – and the international silence afterward – takes place outside UN Headquarters in New York City earlier this month.

Under the shadow of war: Women's rights in Israel sacrificed for political benefit

Gender inequality in Israel has deepened as a result of an increase in violence in 2023, the current war, and also the removal of women from decision-making positions in the government and the army.

ACTIVISTS PROTEST against recent cases of violence against women at Habima Square in Tel Aviv last week.