Human trafficking in israel

Couple arrested for human trafficking after keeping foreign worker under 'slavery conditions'

The affair had been under investigation since December 2025, when police received a report from the foreign worker who claimed he had been employed by the couple for four years.

MAY 6, 2026|ByTZVI JASPER

Illustrative image of human trafficking.

State attorney rejects request by Israeli NGOs to take steps against OnlyFans

According to N12, the request detailed similar cases from around the world, where indictments were filed against the platform following suspicions of sexual abuse and exploitation of women.

APRIL 27, 2026|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

A prostitute in Israel waiting for a client.

Israeli lawmakers push to ban brothels as anti-prostitution efforts expand

The Knesset moved to prohibit brothel operations nationwide, with officials stressing that prostitution will not disappear without coordinated action and local enforcement.

DECEMBER 28, 2025|ByJOANIE MARGULIES

THE JORDAN River Crossing or Sheikh Hussein Bridge is one of three international crossings between Jordan and Israel. October 7 and the fall of Syria led to an inevitable conclusion: The Jordan River may not be a defensible border for Israel, states the writer.

Human trafficking gangs transport women to Israel via Jordan border for prostitution, abuse

The women are promised luxury Tel Aviv apartments and high wages, but arrive to a very different situation.

JULY 30, 2025|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Lap dances on the way to becoming criminal offense

"The lap dances, posing for years as ‘an innocent dance’ are essentially a sexual act of physical contact intending to please customers.”

AUGUST 29, 2018ByHADAS LABRISCH

Police arrest five Israelis suspected of sex trafficking

The arrests follow a months-long undercover investigation by the Israel Police, conducted in cooperation with Interpol and the Belorussian police forces.

JULY 22, 2018ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

US State Dept: Israel in top level group working to end human trafficking

The Knesset's subcommittee on the subject of trafficking and prostitution met to discuss the government's efforts on further stamping out human trafficking.

NOVEMBER 6, 2017BySARAH LEVI

Aliza Lavie (left) conducts a meeting of the Subcommittee on Trafficking in Women and Prostitution, as MK Tamar Zandberg (right) looks on

Court orders prostitution ringleader kept in custody

To avoid obstruction of justice, prostitution ringleader is to stay behind bars.

AUGUST 28, 2017ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Israel Special Investigations Unit busts organ trafficking ring

According to the Ministry of Health 823,264 Israeli citizens are registered organ donors as of 2015, which is only 14% of the country’s adult population.

OCTOBER 27, 2016ByELIYAHU KAMISHER