I’ve chosen for the Magazine three women artists who, even during the war, are constantly active.
Shlomi Berger, father of 19-year-old hostage Agam Berger, urges international organizations to pressure Hamas for the release of the hostages following a UN report of likely rape and sexual abuse.
The team found “clear and convincing information that sexual violence, including rape, sexualized torture, cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment, has been committed against hostages.”
Only a tiny fraction of Arab and ultra-Orthodox women are employed in hi-tech roles.
Today, on International Women’s Day, I look past the names to find out a bit about each woman, whose whereabouts have remained unknown since their brutal kidnap on October 7.
As Jews are facing an increasingly dangerous moment in time, Jewish women must now be doubly vigilant. Their sisters do not have their backs.
Debates over the inclusion of female combat soldiers have raged in Israel since the beginning of the war.