Violence against women

Visible everywhere, powerful nowhere: The paradox facing Israeli women in 2026 - analysis

Women are everywhere in Israeli life, but absent where power and protection are decided.

 Golda Meir, Israel’s first and only female prime minister, led through a small circle of senior advisers known as ‘Golda’s Kitchen’ from 1969 until 1974 – an exception in a political system where women’s authority has remained limited and largely isolated.
Super-Pharm launches nationwide campaign to spotlight “invisible violence” in relationships.

Super-Pharm launches nationwide campaign to spotlight “invisible violence” in relationships

Narges Mohammadi sits in her apartment in Tehran, Iran, on December 18, 2024.

Western feminists must stand with Azerbaijani women in Iran - opinion

A Maccabi Haifa banner displaying an offensive, violent, and misogynistic picture of a female fan.

Maccabi Haifa displays misogynistic banner during derby soccer match with Hapoel Haifa


B'nai B'rith launches program supporting domestic violence survivors in Israel

A new initiative launched by B'nai B'rith is set to protect and support women to transition to an independent life after leaving an abusive relationship.

Protesters gather in Tel Aviv to protest the rising domestic violence during the coronavirus pandemic.

Israel's First Lady in Time Magazine: 'Hamas is weaponizing women's bodies'

Weaponizing of women’s bodies, sexual assault, and rape since Oct. 7 has taken the human race backward, Michal Herzog wrote.

 Michal Herzog speaks during a ceremony for the upcoming Jewish holiday of Rosh haShana (Jewish New Year) at the president's house with representatives of the diplomatic delegations to Israel in Jerusalem.

NY Jews turn to krav maga for self-defense amid spike in antisemitism

“Even in the worst-case scenario there’s always a way out,” Chen told the students. “There’s always a solution.”

 A Guardian Self Defense Krav Maga class in the basement of a Manhattan synagogue, May 21, 2024.

VP Harris launches initiative providing support for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence

Vice President Kamala Harris launched 'Dignity in Documentation Initiative,' addressing global conflict-related sexual violence and supporting survivors through UN efforts and leadership programs.

 US Vice-President Kamala Harris speaks during a Juneteenth concert hosted by US President Joe Biden on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, DC, US June 10, 2024.

International coalition meets to discuss sexual violence as a weapon of war

MK Tal Meron, the organizer, called it "an important historical coalition, acknowledging sexual violence as a crime of war." Hamas's use of rape and torture has been well documented since Oct. 7

The Global Women's Coalition Against Gender-Based Violence as a Weapon of War 20 May 2024

October 7 reminds us the feminist fight has a way to go - opinion

October 7 prompts us to confront uncomfortable truths about the state of feminism and the fight against violence toward women.

 Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women, speaks during the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine with a focus on women, at the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., April 11, 2022.

Hertz for women

Hertz stands by women, offering thousands of specially designed water bottles as a contribution to women's empowerment in Israel.


Police arrest two Bedouin residents for kidnapping, sexual assault of 15-year-old in the South

A similar offense occurred in April 2023, where three Bedouin residents from Laqiya were arrested for attempted kidnapping and assault of a resident of Kiryat Malakhi.

 A police car at night.

Several women on TikTok claim they were punched in the face on the street by strangers in NYC

There are numerous testimonies from women on the app, all telling similar accounts that they were on their phones or looking down, and all of a sudden, they were punched in the face. 

 Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York City.

UN sexual violence envoy: Israelis were raped, sexually tortured on October 7

UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict finds damning evidence of rape, sexual violence, necrophilia during visit to Israel

 Demonstrators gather during a protest the crimes and sexual violence against women in October 7 massacre, outside of United Nations headquarters in New York City, on December 4, 2023.