Rape

Musician Yuval Vilner named as suspect in alleged rape of Shaylee Atary, Naama Shahar

In March, the court had temporarily barred publication of his name, holding off on disclosure due to claims that publication could trigger a suicidal act. 

Israeli singer Shay-Li Atari Wiener, who recently revealed she was raped several years ago, protests alongside supporters outside a court hearing of her alleged rapist in Tel Aviv, January 21, 2026.
Israeli singer Eyal Golan performs at the Arena Stadium in Jerusalem on December 6, 2021.

Eyal Golan once again accused of sex crimes, state attorney calls for renewed investigation

ICE Homeland Security Investigations agents and US Marshals arrest Yechiel Yehoshua Farkas, former Bnei Brak principal, in Lakewood, New Jersey, April 30, 2026.

Former Bnei Brak principal wanted in Israel for sex crimes against children arrested by ICE

View of the empty courtroom at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on July 13, 2025.

Israel's Supreme Court orders renewed review on rape suspect's name publication


'Systemic, ongoing failure': Over 80% of sex offense cases in Israel closed

Police and crisis centers show differing patterns in sex offense complaints, highlighting reporting gaps in Israel.

 DEMONSTRATORS MARCH through downtown Jerusalem in the city’s fourth annual SlutWalk to protest rape culture, in June 2022.

Rape crisis centers get 55,000 complaints in 2023

Israel's rape crisis centers report 81% of sex offense cases closed without indictment in 2023, with most victims being minors attacked by people they knew.

 A PROTEST against the sexual violence committed in the October 7 massacre – and the international silence afterward – takes place outside UN Headquarters in New York City earlier this month.

Israel Police detain 15 for suspected gang-rape of 15-year-old girl in North

The Israel Women's Network called on the state prosecutor to take the case very seriously and act as seriously as possible against the "youth who connected on multiple occasions to rape a minor."

Israeli prison service response unit seen during an operation where Nukhba terrorists (a Hamas unit) being held, at a prison in central Israel, August 28, 2024

Beersheba court sentences defendants in Eilat gang rape case

In February, the same court sentenced the two ringleaders of the gang rape, Isi Rafilov, 27, and Ilizir Meirov, 26, to double-digit years in prison for their crimes.

 View of the Beer Sheva District Court Hall in southern Israel on December 1, 2019.

Teenagers allegedly attempt to rape Jewish man in antisemitic Paris attack

Passers-by reportedly subdued the two suspects, stopping the alleged assault, and held them until police arrived

Tourists look at the Eiffel Tower from the Place de la Concorde as the sun sets over Paris, France, October 24, 2024.

'The time for silence is over': Experts condemn Hamas's sexual violence and attacks on women

During the event, experts testified that the same forces seeking to attack the Jewish people were abusing women throughout the Middle East.

  (L-R) MEP Fulvio Martusciello, Manel Mslalmi and Dr. Charles Asher Small speaking at the EU Parliament in Brussels, October 15, 2024.

One in eight girls and women raped or sexually assaulted before age 18, UNICEF says

"The scale of this human rights violation is overwhelming, and it's been hard to fully grasp because of stigma, challenges in measurement, and limited investment in data collection."

 A woman holds a placard reading: "Victim we believe you rapist we see you", during a silent march to support Gisele Pelicot, who has allegedly been drugged and raped by men solicited by her husband Dominique Pelicot at their home, and other female victims of violence, France, October 5, 2024.

Harrods' ex-owner Al Fayed raped, assaulted staff for decades, lawyers say

According to a BBC documentary which aired on Thursday, Harrods failed to intervene and helped to cover up abuse allegations during Al Fayed's ownership between 1985 and 2010.

Shoppers walk past the Harrods store in Knightsbridge, London, Britain, March 14, 2023.

German police investigate political motivation for gang rape of Iranian dissident

All the suspects are originally from Iran, but some hold additional citizenship, Dutch and Danish, according to statements they gave to the police, but refused to comment on their charges.

Frontex’s Executive Director Hans Leijtens speaks to German and Greek border police during his visit at the border between Bulgaria and Turkey, near Kapitan Andreevo, Bulgaria, February 29, 2024.

French man on trial for drugging and inviting others to rape his wife

A 71-year-old French man is on trial for drugging his wife, facilitating her rape by dozens, and filming the abuse.

 Gisele P. (R) sits beside her daughter Caroline Darian (C) and her son (L) at the courthouse during the trial of her husband accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 2, 2024.