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.
2025 deadliest year on record for Arab society in Israel, Abraham Initiatives report finds
Haifa court sentences psychiatric nurse to seven years over death of teen patient
Jewish, Israeli rights groups urge UN to recognize Hamas’s systematic sexual violence
Violence in Israel's Arab sector rises sharply in 2023 - report
Reasons for the rise in violence are government failures, poverty, lack of jobs, and traditions of 'family honor.'
Gaza hostage: 'Hamas terrorist touched, tortured female soldier beside me'
Last week, the investigation of Unit 105 regarding the acts of rape, abuse, and sexual crimes committed by Hamas on October 7th was opened.
IOF releases report on violence against Israeli women in 2023
A third of all femicide cases in Israel in 2023 occurred after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.
Full extent of Hamas's sex crimes on October 7 may never be known - Telegraph probe
Failure of collection of evidence, and stigma are some of the reasons the violence may never fully be known.
Feminist scholars blast ‘abandonment’ of Israeli women by major organizations
The National Women Studies Association has done little to condemn Hamas or assist the victims of the worst attack against women in recent memory, says the AEN.
UN Women’s late statement on sexual violence by Hamas - not enough
Evidence of Hamas’ sexual violence on October 7 was available all along. Women activists hope that its presentation at the UN headquarters will lead more people to recognize what happened.
Netanyahu on Oct. 7 rapes: Was world silent because victims were Jews?
“I expect all civilized leaders, governments, nations to speak up against this atrocity,” Netanyahu said.
‘Israeli female soldiers shot in crotch, vagina, breasts on October 7’
“It was often impossible for families to be shown faces – and it seems as if mutilation of these women’s faces was an objective in their murders."
Israeli and Jewish activists take campaign for greater concern about Oct. 7 sex crimes to UN
The Israeli UN mission calling for investigations into reported sexual violence by Hamas on October 7th during a conference at the UN on Monday
Gal Gadot calls out the global silence on Oct. 7 violence against women
Gadot called on the world to break the silence on sexual violence committed by Hamas against women and girls on October 7th and in captivity.
