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Illustrative image of a criminal in handcuffs. (YakobchukOlena/iStock, by Getty Images)
August 14, 2019, 8:28 pm
Palestinian youth arrested near Nablus on suspicion of raping girl in Tel Aviv
Juvenile court extends for five days remand of suspect who entered Israel illegally, allegedly carrying out series of sex crimes against young women he met on the street
By TOI staff
Illustrative image of a criminal in handcuffs. (YakobchukOlena/iStock, by Getty Images)
August 11, 2019, 4:16 pm
Israeli indicted for sexual abuse of 45 underage girls
Prosecutors add obstruction of justice charge after 26-year-old Uriah Assis tried to fake mental illness in bid for leniency
By TOI staff
Illustrative: A young female victim of violence (Tunatura; iStock by Getty Images)
July 16, 2019, 6:28 pm
Four boys suspected of repeatedly raping 11-year-old girl
The suspects, aged 12 and 13, also allegedly filmed the act and distributed the video among their friends; they were questioned but were allowed to return to school
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (c), Government Secretary Tzahi Braverman (R) and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon (L) attend a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on June 24, 2019. (MENAHEM KAHANA / POOL / AFP)
June 25, 2019, 2:06 pm
Netanyahu allies back move to cancel elections; legal sources say it’s ‘spin’
Officials within Likud party reportedly admit chances plan will succeed are slim, with some pundits believing PM is seeking to place blame for vote on rival Blue and White
By Michael Bachner
Illustrative image of a criminal in handcuffs. (YakobchukOlena/iStock, by Getty Images)
March 21, 2018, 4:39 pm
IDF soldier who raped female comrade gets 5.5 years in jail
Jaffa Military Court also orders serviceman to compensate his victim, whom he sexually assaulted in her Tel Aviv home
By Michael Bachner
Illustrative photo of an Israel Police vehicle, August 4, 2017. (Roy Alima/Flash90)
January 14, 2018, 8:37 am
Four rapes reported in Tel Aviv in 24 hours
Three women and one man tell police they were assaulted in separate incidents; suspects arrested in all but one case
By Stuart Winer
Israelis take part at the SlutWalk march in central Tel Aviv, on July 8, 2016. (Ben Kelmer/Flash90)
October 20, 2017, 6:37 am
Israeli women having been saying #MeToo for years
A Facebook page started in 2013 has collected thousands of testimonies of sexual abuse, and numbers have ramped up since Weinstein allegations became public
By Andrew Tobin
Illustrative photo: Soldiers in the mixed gender Cheetah Battalion participate in a squad exercise in southern Israel on November 16, 2015. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit/Flickr)
September 26, 2017, 5:59 pm
Soldier to be jailed for 27 months for raping female comrade
As part of plea deal, serviceman from IDF’s mixed-gender Bardelas combat unit must also pay victim NIS 8,600
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: An IDF soldier sits in a military court. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
August 9, 2017, 7:20 pm
Soldier pleads guilty to raping female comrade
Under plea deal, serviceman will serve at least two years in prison, pay damages, be demoted to private
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative photo of a man in handcuffs. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
July 12, 2017, 2:18 pm
IDF soldier charged with raping, assaulting female comrade
Crime allegedly occurred while members of the combat unit were on a social night out in Tel Aviv; trial to be held in military court
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: Male and female combat soldiers of the Caracal Battalion train to fight an Islamic State assault on southern Israel in late March 2017. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
July 6, 2017, 6:14 pm
IDF soldier arrested on suspicion of raping female comrade
Gag order issued on details of case, but Military Police say troops served together in combat unit
By TOI staff
A man is brought to the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court for suspicion of sexually assaulting dozens of women he employed, June 12, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
June 12, 2017, 4:57 pm
Jerusalem man accused of raping dozens of ultra-Orthodox women
Police say suspected serial rapist, now working at girls’ seminary, lured his female employees with promises to help advance their careers
By Tamar Pileggi
Protesters chant slogans as they march in the SlutWalk in central Jerusalem, on June 2, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 2, 2017, 3:50 pm
Hundreds take to Jerusalem streets in annual SlutWalk
Protesters parade through capital chanting ‘Don’t tell us how to dress, tell men not to rape!’
By TOI staff
Illustrative. Handcuffs in a courthouse. (Abir Sultan/Flash90)
May 25, 2017, 9:08 pm
Military Police arrest soldier suspected of raping female comrade
Suspect served in the same unit as the alleged victim; sexual assault said to have occurred in her barracks
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: A carer helping an elderly Israeli to cross the street in Tel Aviv. (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)
March 12, 2017, 12:13 pm
Eritrean indicted for attempted rape of 80-year-old woman
Younes Barha, 29, allegedly knocked woman with walker down on Tel Aviv street, breaking her arm
By Sue Surkes
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