Human trafficking in israel

Human trafficking gangs transport women to Israel via Jordan border for prostitution, abuse

The women are promised luxury Tel Aviv apartments and high wages, but arrive to a very different situation.

 THE JORDAN River Crossing or Sheikh Hussein Bridge is one of three international crossings between Jordan and Israel. October 7 and the fall of Syria led to an inevitable conclusion: The Jordan River may not be a defensible border for Israel, states the writer.
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 Women with price tags on their hands are displayed in the window of a store called Woman To Go in a shopping mall in Tel Aviv to raise awareness about and protest against the trafficking of women.

US: Israel is failing to meet basic standards to eradicate human trafficking

 Women with price tags on their hands are displayed in the window of a store called Woman To Go in a shopping mall in Tel Aviv to raise awareness about and protest against the trafficking of women.

Modern slavery in Israel: The women victims of human trafficking


Knesset passes law to combat human trafficking

The Justice Ministry's plan will give the Israeli government the tools to combat human trafficking, the ministry said.

 Minister of Justice Gideon Saar speaks at a swearing in ceremony for newly appointed judges at the President's residence in Jerusalem, on March 6, 2022.

US State Department: Israel inefficient in combating human trafficking

The State Department recommended that Israel create more protected investigation procedures that will prevent reoccurring trauma to victims.

Activists take part in a 'Walk for Freedom' to protest against human trafficking in Berlin, Germany, October 20, 2018

Sex trafficking refugees given one year until possible deportation

Interior Minister Arye Deri granted the 27 Ethiopian victims of a sex trafficking ring a one-year working permit.

Sex-trafficking (Illustrative).

Seedy Tel Aviv strip club to be new center for female empowerment

Formerly home to the Coliseum, the urban landmark at the end of Ben-Gurion Boulevard has lately been associated with The Pussycat Club - a seedy strip joint.

The exterior of the former Pussycat Club at Tel Aviv's Atarim Square

Tentative allies lead the Mideast anti-trafficking effort

Creative and determined: a program makes a difference

Refugees in Israel

Police investigating Israeli baby trafficking case involving rabbi's wife

The rabbi's wife served as the guardian of a young Haredi woman who was in advanced pregnancy at the time.

A woman with her baby (illustrative)

Knesset approves NIS 90 million for rehabilitation of sex workers

The Knesset's move follows the passage in December of a law criminalizing the hiring of sex workers.

A prostitute in Israel waiting for a client.

Lap dances on the way to becoming criminal offense

"The lap dances, posing for years as ‘an innocent dance’ are essentially a sexual act of physical contact intending to please customers.”

Strip club [illustrative]

Police arrest five Israelis suspected of sex trafficking

The arrests follow a months-long undercover investigation by the Israel Police, conducted in cooperation with Interpol and the Belorussian police forces.

Police chat near a patrol car

US State Dept: Israel in top level group working to end human trafficking

The Knesset's subcommittee on the subject of trafficking and prostitution met to discuss the government's efforts on further stamping out human trafficking.

Aliza Lavie (left) conducts a meeting of the Subcommittee on Trafficking in Women and Prostitution, as MK Tamar Zandberg (right) looks on

Court orders prostitution ringleader kept in custody

To avoid obstruction of justice, prostitution ringleader is to stay behind bars.

Abuse (Illustrative Photo)