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Women in Israel comprise 50.26 percent of the state's population as of 2019. [5] While Israel lacks an official constitution, the Israeli Declaration of Independence of 1948 states that “The State of Israel (…) will ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion, race or sex.”
In March 2024, UN Women called Israel's war on Gaza "a war on women", stating, "While this war spares no one, UN Women data shows that it kills and injures women in unprecedented ways." [35] The Gaza Health Ministry reported that 60,000 pregnant women were suffering from dehydration, malnutrition, and a lack of medical care. [36]
The Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel (ARCCI) is the umbrella organization of the nine rape crisis centers operating throughout Israel. The rape crisis centers provide assistance, counseling and support to victims and victims of sexual violence, and operate the assistance lines 1202 (for women), 1203 (for men) and Kolmila, which works via chat and WhatsApp.
[72] Miller further called on Israel to conduct a "swift" and "full" investigation of itself. [73] Philip H. Gordon, the National Security Adviser to the U.S. vice president, called for an investigation of abuse in Israeli prisons, stating, "Perpetrators of sexual violence everywhere must be held to account". [74]
It concluded there was evidence for a "systematic, targeted sexual abuse" of women during the Hamas-led assault on southern Israel on 7 October, that ignited the war in Gaza. [111] [112] [113] ARCCI stated that the report included new testimony that it received "from professionals and confidential calls" and that "arrived at ARCCI centers". [70]
Weaver said she has heard from many women who were victims of sexual abuse. She coached a girls soccer team with 12 players. Seven of their mothers said they could relate to what Weaver wrote.
Israel is holding hundreds of Palestinians from Gaza accused of taking part in the Oct. 7 attack that sparked its war with Hamas. It is grappling with how to prosecute suspects and offer closure ...
In 2009, 135 people were murdered in Israel. Six Israeli women were killed by partners in 2021. Of the victims, 3 were Arab-Israeli, compared to 9 Arab-Israeli women out of a total of 11 women killed by partners in 2009. [3] [4] According to Israel's police, the number of murders is continually decreasing. In 2018, 103 people were the victims ...