Domestic violence in Israel

WIZO warns in annual report of rising teen dating violence, nat’l data breakdown

The findings reveal the depth of a crisis that WIZO says now begins in adolescence and extends into adulthood, while policymakers remain largely in the dark.

A WIZO report points at rising teen dating violence. (Ilustration)
 Names of women murdered by their husbands hang on billboards in Jerusalem on June 16, 2020, as part of protest actions to raise awareness of violence against women.

Femicide in Israel on the rise, particularly among Jewish-Israeli women

Woman in distress.

Comptroller: Israel slow in fight against domestic abuse because of lack definition for violence

Inside the Knesset building.

Bill to expand loss of guardianship for abusive parents passes first reading


Four murdered, four cases of suicide due to domestic violence

Entering lockdown has become a sort of trap for victims of domestic abuse.

AN ACTIVIST holds a banner during a march protesting domestic violence against women, in Beirut on March 8, 2014, International Women’s Day.

57-year-old indicted for murdering wife under aggravating circumstances

Increased social distancing together with financial stress have created a hotbed for domestic violence.

Gun in a holster (Illustrative)

Barak Ben Ami named as Hod Hasharon father who stabbed infant

"I don't know what happened to me," the Ben Ami told police in an interrogation. Reports say he could not stop weeping.

Magen David Adom ambulances

Government approves NIS 20 million increase to counter domestic violence

The money allocated will fund an “action plan” already decided upon by a ministerial committee to combat domestic violence.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the weekly cabinet meeting, January 6, 2018

Think About It: Why the government can’t deal with violence against women

For the prime minister, this visit was apparently his first direct encounter with battered women, and he seemed genuinely shocked and even confused.

Women show their support for Tuesday's strike over violence against women, writing on their hands "state of emergency"

Head of WIZO World Organization: For women, against violence

Prof. Rivka Lazovsky calls on government to work to eradicate violence, prevent domestic murder: ‘How can we continue to live like this?’

RIVKA LAZOVSKY visits a WIZO day-care center on the first day of school

Security Minister pledges new programs to combat domestic violence

The establishment of the special departments will require budgeting for an additional 36 positions.

Internal Security Minister Gilad Erdan speaks at the TLV in LDN festival in London

WIZO: Seventeen deaths to domestic violence in 2017

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with women living at a WIZO and government sponsored shelter for victims of domestic violence, during a tour marking International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

Only the garments remain

Exhibition showcases the clothes of victims of domestic violence

‘THE CLOTHES we wear are an expression of who we are.’ The favorite garments of 11 murdered women created a poignant statement at a Tel Aviv exhibition on Sunday night.

Elderly husband stabs sleeping wife in central Israel

Incident serves as one of the latest cases in ongoing wave of violence against women in both the Arab and Jewish sectors.

Israel Police and Magen David Adom.