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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 424

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Israelis take part in a protest march during the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women in Tel Aviv, November 24, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
November 25, 2024, 7:16 pm
Fewer women seek help for domestic violence amid war, but not due to lower threat
Welfare Ministry releases data that also shows requests to block firearm permits for abusers rose drastically in past year
By Ariella Oldfield
Fatima Qatawi. (Courtesy; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 25, 2022, 7:39 pm
Mother-of-five found dead at construction site in suspected murder; man arrested
Alleged killing of Fatima Qatawi, 36, takes place on International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women; separately, woman wounded in Tel Aviv drive-by shooting
By ToI Staff
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi speaks during a ceremony honoring wounded soldiers, in Tel Aviv, on November 21, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
November 25, 2021, 7:47 pm
IDF chief says officer suspected of secretly filming female soldiers to be expelled
In letter marking International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Aviv Kohavi tells service personnel there will be ‘zero tolerance’
By ToI Staff
Activists protest against recent cases of violence against women at Habima square in Tel Aviv on November 25, 2020. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
November 25, 2020, 9:59 pm
World rallies against domestic violence from Tel Aviv to Rome
Leaders around the globe call for action to stop abuse against women, worsened by the coronavirus pandemic
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A woman light candles in memory of women murdered in domestic violence, at a street memorial on Rothschild Boulevard, Tel Aviv, ahead of International Day of Violence Against Women. November 24, 2020. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
November 25, 2020, 5:53 pm
Knesset advances bills to crack down on violence against women
In rare moment of unity, coalition convenes ministerial committee to send two pieces of legislation to parliament; third bill on rehab for abuse felons held up by cost concerns
By Stuart Winer
"She's Gone," an art exhibition featuring clothes of female victims of domestic violence, is displayed at the Tel Aviv municipality building on November 25, 2019. (Keren Goldstein)
November 25, 2019, 8:49 pm
Clothing exhibit heading to UN threads together tales of murdered Israeli women
‘She’s Gone,’ a project currently featured at Tel Aviv municipality, displays garments worn by victims of domestic violence; will be showcased next at UN headquarters
By ToI Staff
Women shout slogans and holding signs at Safra Square in Jerusalem as they protest against violence against women, December 4, 2018 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
November 25, 2019, 12:57 pm
Day for elimination of violence against women marked with 13-minute strike
Israel commemorates 13 women killed by family members since start of 2019; iconic buildings lit up in red as Knesset hearings focus on violence in the home
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Death notices with names of women killed are put on the ground in Jerusalem's Zion Square as people protest violence against women on November 27, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
December 2, 2018, 4:17 am
Support spreads for Tuesday strike to protest violence against women
Municipalities in Israel’s four largest cities join companies and NGOs backing action meant to bring attention to domestic violence after teen girls killed
By ToI Staff
Hundreds attend a rally protesting violence against women, in Tel Aviv on November 25, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
December 1, 2018, 9:13 pm
Tel Aviv, Haifa municipalities say workers can join women’s strike over violence
Dozens of women’s groups have announced their backing for action on Tuesday, after a week in which 2 female teens were murdered
By ToI Staff
Women attend a rally protesting violence against women, following the murders of two young women, outside police headquarters in south Tel Aviv on November 28, 2018. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
November 30, 2018, 10:28 am
Thousands of women plan to strike over violence, government inaction
Dozens of women’s groups have announced support for action next Tuesday, after a week in which 2 female teens were murdered
By ToI Staff
Hundreds attend a rally protesting violence against women, in Tel Aviv on November 25, 2018. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
November 25, 2018, 10:47 pm
Hundreds rally in Tel Aviv to protest violence against women
Citing at least 20 murders this year alone, demonstrators demand government take action to halt domestic abuse
By Luke Tress
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with his wife Sara at a women's shelter in Jerusalem. November 25, 2018 (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
November 25, 2018, 6:10 pm
After ‘unsettling’ visit to women’s shelter, PM vows to ‘do more’ to aid victims
Netanyahu announces he’ll chair new ministerial committee on combating domestic violence, but government failed to fund plan proposed by previous task force
By Tamar Pileggi
An Orthodox Jewish woman looks out the window of her room in an abused women's shelter in Beit Shemesh, July 15, 2014 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
November 23, 2015, 3:08 am
Not enough shelters for battered women, NGO reports
No to Violence says Israel compares poorly to other countries; number of abused women estimated at 200,000
By ToI Staff
Hanan Goldblatt during his appeal at the Supreme Court of Jerusalem, July 5, 2010 (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
November 25, 2012, 10:51 pm
Actor convicted of rape, sexual assault gets early release
Women’s groups protest freeing of Hanan Goldblatt after four years behind bars
By Philip Podolsky
Dozens of Jewish and Arab women march near the Old City of Jerusalem at last year's International Day Against Violence Against Women. (photo credit:Uri Lenz/Flash90)
November 25, 2012, 1:34 pm
19 women killed by family members in Israel in past year
Figures indicate a sharp drop in spousal murders, but an increase in reported sexual attacks
By Asher Zeiger
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