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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 535

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Yael Schoultz founded a group called L'Chaim, which counsels and supports sex workers. (Courtesy of Schoultz via JTA)
May 27, 2023, 4:32 am
Condoms and tikkun olam: An Orthodox woman strives to aid sex workers in Prague
Yael Schoultz has been dispensing sanitary products and a shoulder to lean on at brothels since 2011; now through L’Chaim, the group she founded, she seeks to help trafficked women
By Dinah Spritzer
File: Former champion athlete Svetlana Gnezdilov, seen on a screen via a video link during a court hearing for sex trafficking charges at the Tel Aviv District Court on June 22, 2020. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
May 24, 2023, 11:58 pm
Former athletics champ sentenced to 5.5 years for running sex trafficking ring
Svetlana Gnezdilov convicted of pimping and financial offenses for operating Tel Aviv-based network under guise of offering massage services
By ToI Staff
Polly Adler in Chicago for the 'Battle of the Long Count' heavyweight boxing championship, September 22, 1927. (Polly Adler Collection courtesy of Eleanor Vera)
February 8, 2022, 2:15 am
How Jewish immigrant Polly Adler ended up running Prohibition’s hottest bordello
Biography ‘Madam’ by Debby Applegate explores how the US alcohol ban brought high society and the underworld together – and how a young woman exploited this for fame and fortune
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Danny Biton, father of famous Israeli singer Eyal Golan, at the District Court in Tel Aviv on April 29, 2015. (Flash90)
February 21, 2021, 12:15 pm
Father of singer Eyal Golan, convicted of sexual offenses, dies of COVID-19
Danny Biton dies after being hospitalized in serious condition for a week; had previously served a prison sentence for procuring minors for prostitution
By ToI Staff
In this Oct. 21, 2019, file photo, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft points to fans as his team warms up before an NFL football game against the New York Jets in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)
September 22, 2020, 2:59 am
Sex solicitation charge against Patriots owner Robert Kraft likely to be dropped
Last month a Florida court found local police violated rights of Kraft and others when they secretly installed video cameras inside massage rooms, and ruled film could not be used
By TERRY SPENCER
Illustrative image of a suitcase full of cash (ungorf; iStock by Getty Images)
September 10, 2020, 4:17 pm
Hidden cash economy is 10% of Israel’s GDP, and that’s an improvement — expert
Taub Center researcher studies Israel’s shadow economy of cash transactions, finds cash-based tax evasion is down while shekels spent on drugs and prostitution are up
By Simona Weinglass
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft arrives for the NFL football fall meetings in New York, October 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
August 19, 2020, 7:31 pm
In blow to prosecution, US court rules secret videos can’t be used in Kraft case
Judges say police violated rights of New England Patriots owner and others when they were filmed engaging in sex acts with women and paying them
By TERRY SPENCER and Curt Anderson
Illustrative: A prostitute on a street in south Tel Aviv on January 1, 2013. (Flash90)
July 10, 2020, 1:25 pm
Seeking prostitution services is now illegal in Israel
First-time offenders will be fined NIS 2,000 ($530), with the sum doubled for repeat offenses within three years, as new law comes into effect
By ToI Staff
In this photo from May 22, 2019, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft arrives at an NFL football owners meeting in Key Biscayne, Florida. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
June 29, 2020, 10:51 am
Prostitution case for Patriots owner Kraft heads to appellate court
Prosecutors to argue police did not violate Robert Kraft’s rights in secretly videotaping him in act at Florida massage parlor
By AP
Israel's Svetlana Gnezdilov throws during the heptathlon javelin competition at the European Athletics Championships in Goteborg, Sweden, August 8, 2006. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
June 22, 2020, 4:39 pm
Former champion athlete charged with running sex trafficking ring
Indictment says Tel Aviv-based prostitution gang was run for 5 years by Svetlana Gnezdilov, who still holds the Israeli record in the heptathlon
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of a prostitute in Tel Aviv (Flash90)
June 1, 2020, 3:11 pm
Police bust sex trafficking ring that brought women to Israel
Prostitution gang reportedly run by former Israeli athlete who has represented the country in international competitions
By ToI Staff
Left-wing activists protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling on him to quit, at Habima Square in Tel Aviv on February 29, 2020. (Avshalom Sassoni‎‏/Flash90)
March 2, 2020, 10:32 am
Uncourted and underrepresented, Israel’s female voters could decide election
For first time in 14 years, there won’t be a Knesset party led by a woman and little effort was made to address women’s issues – even though most of the undecided voters are women
By Haviv Rettig Gur
Illustrative. Handcuffs in a courthouse. (Abir Sultan/Flash90)
February 15, 2020, 8:08 pm
US seeks extradition of Israeli over multimillion-dollar prostitution ring
Izhak Cohen arrested in Hadera for money laundering; according to charges, second suspect sent him $1 million in small transactions meant to hide money trail
By AP
Illustrative: Demonstrators take part in a protest against prostitution outside the Gogo strip club in Tel Aviv on December 22, 2016. (Flash90)
February 10, 2020, 8:37 pm
Police shut down the last three strip clubs in Tel Aviv
Move comes after state attorney rules lap dances may be illegal under prostitution laws
By Stuart Winer
A prostitute arranges payment with an undercover police officer in footage captured by a hidden camera and broadcast by Channel 13. (Channel 13/screenshot)
January 18, 2020, 9:02 am
Police bust sex crime ring that trafficked dozens of Ukrainian women to Israel
Criminal organization arranged for women’s travel, living quarters, managed them as prostitutes; head of organization earned over NIS 11 million in recent months
By ToI Staff
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