Abuse

'Ritual sexual abuse' of minors: Senior religious Zionist rabbi warns of ‘social narcissism’

Medan said the alleged perpetrators are not strangers but people who may be embedded in daily community life, including in synagogues and shared religious study settings.

Rabbi Yaakov Medan speaks during a protest against the planned eviction of the outpost of Amona, in front of the Israeli parliament on January 30, 2017.
 The Hadassah Ein Karem hospital in Jerusalem. January 15, 2017.

Suspect arrested for indecent acts on patients at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital

A court hall in the Nof haGalil court during an the extension of the suspects in a security case which is under a gag order. January 7, 2025.

Courts hand down sentences, prosecutors file indictment in three serious sexual offense cases

Romi Gonen (R) and mother Meirav Leshem-Gonen (L) embracing following Gonen's return from Hamas's terror captivity.

'I'll carry this my entire life. You can't heal': Ex-hostage Romi Gonen discusses her trauma


Merav Michaeli ditches black for red ahead of domestic violence vote

The coalition is expected to vote against the bill requiring domestic abusers to wear tracking devices, with Ben-Gvir saying it needs to be "more balanced."

 Labor leader Merav Michaeli ditched her customary black for bright red in order to make a point about Israel's victims of domestic abuse, March 15, 2023.

Sderot preschool teacher indicted for hundreds of counts of child abuse

Suisa had 18 children in her care and was found to be responsible for hundreds of instances of physical and mental abuse toward them. 

Preschool classroom

Ramat Gan mayor's former spokeswoman sues him for 'years of abuse'

The lawsuit alleges that the mayor followed a man he believed was his spokeswoman's partner and documented him with another woman.

Carmel Shama HaCohen before a cabinet meeting on March 11, 2018

41-year-old woman killed with hammer, partner arrested

Women's organizations have called on the government to address the rise in domestic violence after four women were killed in the last two weeks.

 Police at the murder scene where a woman was seriously injured and later died of her injuries in Ashdod, February 21, 2023.

Amudim and Zvi Gluck are helping manage mental health crises among Jews

To date, Amudim has helped more than 14,000 individuals. This is alongside thousands of active cases in Israel and abroad.

 FILMING AMUDIM public service announcement (PSA) ‘Shattered,’ Shabbat meal scene.

Israeli daycare assistant who abused toddlers gets early release

Liraz Natan, was an assistant to Carmel Mauda, who ran a daycare center in Rosh Ha'ayin where they engaged in several acts of abuse against toddlers.

 Liraz Natan, daycare assistant of Carmel Madua, is seen in court.

Murder of women on the rise in Israel, 50% increase from 2021

In 79% of femicide cases in 2022, the woman was murdered by someone close to them, and in four cases, the murderer was identified as the victim's son.

 A participant at the Jerusalem SlutWalk holding a sign reading "may their memory be a revolution," June 17, 2022

Crete releases Israeli woman arrested in custody dispute

Lia Koppel was arrested in Crete because of an international arrest warrant that accused her of kidnapping her children from their father.

A Greek national flag flutters as people visit a beach, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Athens, Greece, April 28, 2020.

Woman calls police in presence of abusive boyfriend with 'pizza order' code

A court ruled to extend the man's arrest until December 9 as the investigation against him continues.

 Israel Police (illustrative)

83-year-old woman imprisoned in warehouse by caregiver

The shocking incident comes as cases of elder abuse by caregivers rise year over year.

Wheelchair (illustrative)