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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 2005 US Department of State report on Israel mentioned "societal violence and discrimination against women and trafficking in and abuse of women." [ 63 ] In October 2006, the Knesset passed a new law outlawing human trade with sentences for human trade offenses of up to 16 years, and 20 years when the victim is a minor.
Questions concerning the need for a new women's rights movement began in the early 1970s, and in 1972, Israel's first radical women's movement was established. Notable events during that era include the establishment of the Ratz political party ("Movement for Civil Rights and Peace") which won four seats in the 1973 Israeli legislative election ...
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.
Rights groups say that lack of transparency can enable abuse. Israel's predicament is similar to the one the U.S. faced after the 9/11 attacks as it sought to capture al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.
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.
These examples of legal privileges for women are cited as positive outcomes of the Women’s Equal Rights Law. Albeck further explains in her 1972 article, “The Status of Women in Israel,” that the law is intended to both (1) ensure women share the same rights as men and (2) to preserve the special rights and privileges granted to women. [4]