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Israeli actor Yossi Marshak appears in a campaign video to men against sexual violence in Israel (Screenshot/ Twitter)
September 8, 2020, 4:26 am
Men lead new Israeli social media campaign against sexual violence
Video features 15 Israeli male media figures speaking out against sexual assault and urging their fellow men take responsibility
By TOI staff
Israelis take part in a demonstration in support of the 16 year old victim of an alleged gang rape in Eilat, in Tel Aviv. August 20, 2020. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
August 24, 2020, 1:46 pm
Police warn owners of Eilat hotel where alleged gang rape took place
Officials say evidence corroborates teen’s rape claim; security footage shows widespread underage drinking in hotel’s public spaces
By TOI staff
Eilat's Red Sea Hotel, where an alleged gang rape took place in mid-August 2020. (Channel 12 screenshot)
August 23, 2020, 11:41 am
Police arrest 7 more suspects, hotel manager over alleged gang rape in Eilat
7 detainees are all minors, hotelier suspected of failing to prevent a crime; thousands strike in protest of violence against women, renew demonstrations
By TOI staff
Israelis demonstrate against sexual assault in Haifa on August 20, 2020. (Flash90)
August 22, 2020, 9:34 pm
Police arrest 4th suspect over alleged gang rape of 16-year-old
Two 17-year-olds detained on Saturday for suspected involvement in case; hundreds protest around country demanding more effective policies to punish, prevent sexual assault
By TOI staff
Israelis take part in a demonstration in support of the 16 year old victim of an alleged gang rape in Eilat, in Tel Aviv. August 20, 2020. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
August 22, 2020, 5:59 am
‘Destroying us as a society’: Rivlin writes to youth about alleged Eilat rape
In open letter, president says sexual assaults are ‘stains that cannot be erased,’ pleads for younger generation to adhere to boundaries, take action against misconduct
By TOI staff
Illustrative: Border Police in Eilat, February, 14 2011. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
August 20, 2020, 8:00 pm
Police form special team to probe alleged gang rape of girl in Eilat; 2 arrested
Top cop in south holds situational assessment with investigative unit following arrest of suspects from northern city of Hadera
By TOI staff
Aerial view of the southern Israeli city of Eilat, October 21, 2015. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
August 20, 2020, 11:10 am
Netanyahu: Alleged Eilat gang rape of teen by 30 men a ‘crime against humanity’
Israeli leaders call for public soul-searching, swift prosecution of those responsible after girl, 16, said attacked at hotel; 2 suspects arrested
By TOI staff
Aerial view of the southern Israeli city of Eilat, October 21, 2015. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
August 19, 2020, 11:05 pm
Police investigate alleged gang rape of girl, 16, by more than 30 men in Eilat
2 suspects arrested; video evidence said to document alleged assault; suspect claims teen called men into hotel room one by one; friend says girl was drunk, taken advantage of
By TOI staff
An Orthodox Jewish woman looks out the window of the abused women's shelter in Beit Shemesh, July 15, 2014. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
April 30, 2020, 7:25 am
Virus lockdowns may be hiding an outbreak of violence against women, children
With a man arrested for murder of his wife and an uptick in hotline calls, professionals dealing with domestic abuse worry that the cries of many stuck at home are not being heard
By Sue Surkes
ILLUSTRATIVE- A woman in prison. (iStock)
December 30, 2019, 1:16 pm
Woman jailed after retracting rape claim against husband – report
The complainant, a mother of 3 from Migdal Ha’emek, now under investigation for filing a false police report
By TOI staff
Illustrative. Handcuffs in a courthouse. (Abir Sultan/Flash90)
December 18, 2019, 1:27 am
9 teens suspected of alleged gang rape of 14-year-old girl
Victim says she was attacked on multiple occasions over 4-month period, in third high-profile case in recent months of suspected group sexual assault of a teenage girl
By TOI staff
Illustrative: A major in the Israel Defense Forces (AP Photo/David Silverman/pool)
November 2, 2019, 12:20 am
Army major arrested on suspicion of raping, abusing female soldier
Officer remanded until Tuesday; he also faces charges of sexual harassment, driving under the influence
By TOI staff
Illustrative. A prisoner behind bars. (sakhorn38/ iStock via Getty images)
October 29, 2019, 7:33 pm
Man jailed for 15 years for raping his partner’s daughter over 4 years
Jerusalem District Court judges say punishment ‘reflects severity of the accused’s actions’
By TOI staff
Illustrative photo of a guard in an Israeli prison (Abir Sultan/Flash 90)
September 25, 2019, 6:23 pm
IDF non-commissioned officer convicted of raping female subordinate
Eran Israel, who was accused of attacking woman on ‘dozens of occasions,’ found guilty on 15 counts
By TOI staff
Illustrative. Handcuffs in a courthouse. (Abir Sultan/Flash90)
September 22, 2019, 9:34 am
2 further suspects arrested after 13-year-old says she was gang-raped at school
8th-grader to undergo medical tests after filing complaint that she was repeatedly assaulted and filmed in a school basement by several 11th and 12th graders over 10-day period
By TOI staff
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