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Musician Yuval Wilner named as suspect in two highly publicized rape cases

Sun, 17 May 2026 10:25:15 +0000

Suspect, who is accused by two women of assaults in 2011 and 2022, released from house arrest but ordered to remain in country for 30 days and is prohibited from contacting his accusers

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81% of sex crime complaints in Israel closed without an indictment, report says

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 15:34:35 +0000

Association of Rape Crisis Centers presents figures to Knesset committee hearing; MK: 'I feel like the system is failing again and again'

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‘They did it all so easily’: Ex-hostages recount chilling details of Oct. 7, captivity

Wed, 08 May 2024 06:45:46 +0000

Chen Goldstein-Almog tells of her daughter's murder after terrorists found her IDF uniform at their Kfar Aza home; freed hostages speak of continuous fear of sexual assault in Gaza

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US theater charity Broadway Cares donates to Israeli groups after Gaza aid criticism

Sat, 13 Apr 2024 05:15:34 +0000

Move comes after critics said donations to humanitarian groups were beyond scope of charity's central mission of fighting AIDS and funding healthcare, were not properly disclosed

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First Lady Herzog decries ‘unforgivable’ silence of rights groups over Hamas rapes

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 15:36:28 +0000

Writing in Newsweek, president's wife says unwillingness of international organizations to believe Israeli women and speak up about sexual assaults by terrorists is 'devastating'

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Supreme Court justice’s remark on lack of ‘violence’ in rape case sparks outrage

Mon, 01 May 2023 08:35:03 +0000

Association of Rape Crisis Centers files complaint against Khaled Kabub for releasing a rape suspect from custody due to 'no significant use of physical violence'

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State prosecutors to appeal early release for serial sex offender Alon Kastiel

Thu, 19 May 2022 08:23:10 +0000

Officials expected to petition against controversial parole early next week

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Victims outraged as Tel Aviv serial sex offender gets early release from jail

Tue, 17 May 2022 12:15:13 +0000

As parole board decides to free Alon Kastiel months before end of a term already seen by many as insufficient for his crimes, women he assaulted fear he's still a danger

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Woman publicly alleges sexual assault by former Likud minister Silvan Shalom

Wed, 26 May 2021 07:40:19 +0000

Linor Itzkovich, then his secretary, claims ex-politician forced himself upon her in his office, groped her on other occasions; he denies, says she has a history of 'fabricating'

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9 out of 10 rape cases in Israel closed without charges — study

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 17:58:08 +0000

Assault and harassment complaints are up 40% in 5 years, including in the IDF, but indictments far and few between, annual report says

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Israeli journalist apologizes for mocking victim of alleged gang rape in Cyprus

Mon, 22 Jul 2019 10:05:35 +0000

'She was used to two or three, and all of a sudden twelve, that's the breaking point?' Roni Daniel says of 19-year-old British tourist, drawing outrage and more than 700 complaints

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Sharp increase in Israelis contacting rape crisis centers after #WhyIDidntReport

Wed, 10 Oct 2018 14:46:39 +0000

Data shows more than 50% surge -- 100% among men -- in calls, after social media campaign sparked by Trump's criticism of Christine Blasey Ford

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Israeli women having been saying #MeToo for years

Fri, 20 Oct 2017 03:37:26 +0000

A Facebook page started in 2013 has collected thousands of testimonies of sexual abuse, and numbers have ramped up since Weinstein allegations became public

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Rape crisis group calls for Ari Shavit’s suspension in wake of assault claim

Fri, 28 Oct 2016 10:20:14 +0000

ARCCI head Orit Solitziano says it is not enough for veteran journalist to apologize for 'misinterpreting' situation in which he allegedly grabbed US reporter

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Israeli rape crisis center gets animated in bid to help children

Wed, 30 Oct 2013 10:50:28 +0000

A new video, called 'Tom's Secret,' is meant to help parents spot the signs of sexual abuse

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