Domestic violence

Haredi school counselors train to identify domestic abuse under new initiative

"We teach counselors to do more than recognize distress—we teach them how to respond effectively," said Bat Melech director of education and outreach.

 More than 600 counselors from Haredi elementary and high schools across Israel have completed specialized training with the Bat Melech organization to identify domestic abuse.
 Abuse (illustrative)

We must not let violence against women fly under the radar amid war - opinion

 Sunflower Association Center in Jisr az-Zarqa

Orphaned by violence: Amna Aash’s journey with the Sunflower Association

 People vote in the 2024 US presidential election on Election Day in Southeast Academic Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US, November 5, 2024.

US schools tighten security, limit polling access on Election Day, fearing violence


B'nai B'rith launches program supporting domestic violence survivors in Israel

A new initiative launched by B'nai B'rith is set to protect and support women to transition to an independent life after leaving an abusive relationship.

Protesters gather in Tel Aviv to protest the rising domestic violence during the coronavirus pandemic.

Domestic violence in Israel: One-in-10 suffers from intimate partner violence - study

The study was conducted through surveys and focus groups, and Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics assisted in carrying out the study.

 Depressed woman (Illustrative).

'There's Still Tomorrow': A riveting depiction of a postwar housewife

Cortellesi has created a heroine who captures hearts and whose story will stay with you long after you leave the theater.

 PAOLA CORTELLESI as Delia in ‘There’s Still Tomorrow.’

'You're a disgrace to women': MKs clash over domestic violence debate

Knesset members engage in heated debate on the end of the National Insurance Institute's partnership with the Michal Sela Forum, an organization dedicated to addressing domestic violence.

 Merav Ben Ari, Limor Son Har Melech

War times impact survivors of domestic abuse emotionally and financially - study

The research showed that the personal trauma, compounded with the collective trauma of the war, created a situation of overload and an accumulation of stressors and difficulties.

A protester holding an "Abuse isn't Love" sign at a protest against violence against women in Tel Aviv

IOF releases report on violence against Israeli women in 2023

A third of all femicide cases in Israel in 2023 occurred after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.

 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.

Man attempts to run over his wife, police indictment filed

Footage from the incident shows the 45-year-old man from Abu Tor arriving at his son's kindergarten, noticing his wife, and attempting to run her over. 

Police vehicles

Far-right MK attacks c'tee. discussing domestic abuse risk in gun distribution

Far-right Otzma Yehudit MK accused the committee of preventing women from being able to protect themselves by denying them guns.

 CALIBER 3 shooting range in Gush Etzion, earlier this month: Over the past month, more than 200,000 Israelis have filed applications for gun licenses.

Arab women more in danger of domestic abuse in Israel than Jews

The study found that Arab women were significantly less likely to approach friends and family for help than Jewish women were.

 Woman in shadows (illustrative).

Bosnian bodybuilder streams wife's murder on Instagram live

More than 12,000 people are believed to have tuned in to watch the live stream.

 Murderer, holding a knife, face to face with a terrified woman in a basement (illustrative).

Man indicted for shooting adopted son nine times, stabbing twice in heart

The victim, Omri Blum, was adopted by suspect Shai Blum and his wife almost 22 years ago.

 Israel Police squad car.