Domestic violence

California legislature votes to ban child marriage and empower forced marriage victims

The two bills are yet to be signed into law, as they await Governor Gavin Newsom's signature. If confirmed, the legislation will take effect on January 1, 2027.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Advocates and child marriage survivors from the group "Unchained at Last" put on wedding gowns, veils, chains and tape over their mouths as they gather on Boston Common before marching to the State House to call for an end to child marriages in Boston, Massachusetts on September 22, 2021.
Police and security forces at the scene where two children were stabbed by a man in Beit Shemesh, August 17, 2026.

Israeli child killed, another wounded in Beit Shemesh stabbing, man arrested

Paramedics found the children suffering from stab wounds in the pool after emergency services received a report of the incident.

|ByHODAYA RAN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Man in handcuffs - illustrative

'I've never been violent': Singer Ofek Adanek revealed as suspect in domestic abuse case

Adanek, 24, first broke onto the scene in 2017 with his song “Boi Buba” (“Come on, Baby”). A year later, when he was only 16, he participated in the sixth season of The Next Star for Eurovision.

|ByHODAYA RAN
House Republicans Hold News Conference On Efforts To Hold Attorney General Garland In Contempt Of Congress

Ohio Rep. Miller rejects calls to leave re-election race as domestic abuse claims surface

"I have never abused our daughter," Miller said, framing the allegations as made as part of a battle for custody over their daughter.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER

Woman and two infant sons murdered in Taiba, husband arrested

The victim's husband, Mohammed Massaroa, has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife and children.

MAY 1, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN, SHIRA SILKOFF
Israel Police on the scene of the murder of a woman and her two infant children in Taiba.

Police release footage of killed Israeli after family disputes incident

Israel Police accused Michael Hassan, 33, of attempting to stab police officers who arrived at his Netanya home on Friday night.

APRIL 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel Police (illustrative)

Women facing violence, forced marriage may get EU refugee status, top court adviser says

International protection as a refugee can be granted to persons who are exposed to risks of violence because they are members of a "particular social group"

APRIL 20, 2023ByREUTERS
Israelis light candles in memory of women murdered in domestic violence, at a set up memorial on Rothschild Boulevard, ahead of International Day of Violence Against Women. November 24, 2020.

'Dont Passover us': Four arrested as Israeli women's group begins graffiti campaign

This activity was designed to evoke the dramatic moment in the Passover story at the conclusion of the Ten Plagues, the death of the first-born.

APRIL 10, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
"Do not pass over us" is written in red by LOTEM anti-gender-violence activists.

Ben-Gvir has shown that the safety of Israeli women isn't a priority - opinion

The Israeli government rejected a bill recently that would have allowed the courts to order the use of electronic tags to monitor abusers of domestic violence.

MARCH 27, 2023ByZINA RAKHAMILOVA
MK Itamar Ben Gvir speaks during a press conference ahead of the upcoming elections, in Jerusalem, July 11, 2022.

The gov't needs to protect women from violent partners - editorial

Last week, the government struck down a bill that would have forced violent domestic offenders to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet.

MARCH 26, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Israeli women hold fake coffins symbolizing the murders of women killed in domestic violence as part of a nationwide strike protesting the violence against women, December 2018

Eight women in three months: Adisi Albana murdered in her home

The woman's partner is the key suspect in the case after he turned himself in during the night.

MARCH 24, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Outside the apartment in Kiryat Ata where the 29-year-old woman was murdered on March 24, 2023.

Israeli coalition rejects electronic tags for abusers bill by one vote

Israeli opposition: 'Women's blood should not be shed for free'

MARCH 22, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
Israeli MKs are seen in the Knesset plenum following a day of voting on March 22, 2023

Margaret Atwood responds to Israel's Handmaid’s Tale protesters

Bonot Alternativa they are also a protesting against violence against women, such as murder and sexual assault, as well as many other issues in Israel

MARCH 21, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
Israelis dressed as characters from The Handmaid's Tale television show protest the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, February 25, 2023.

Israel Police arrest husband for allegedly murdering wife in Haifa

The couple had been treated by social services two years ago after they experienced a "relationship crisis".

MARCH 17, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel Police squad car.