Prostitution
Police enforce prostitution law unevenly, trafficking victims face visa barriers, comptroller finds
The audit, conducted from December 2024 through July 2025, examined enforcement of the law, investigations into trafficking for prostitution, protection of victims, and decisions on residence visas.
Tel Aviv serial killer Mohammed Halabi dies in prison due to medical condition
State attorney rejects request by Israeli NGOs to take steps against OnlyFans
Authorities seize over NIS 5m., weapons, ammunition in Rahat, order closure of Tel Aviv brothel
Four years after ban: Israeli prostitution consumption increases - study
Consumption of prostitution increased between 2021 and 2024 from 7% to 9% for Jewish men aged 18 to 70, the research found.
US says prostitution ring counted politicians, tech execs, lawyers as clients
Federal prosecutors in Boston did not identify any of the "wealthy and well-connected clientele" that they say paid up to $600 per hour for sexual encounters with predominantly Asian women.
UK Sex Workers’ Union mocked for signing statement of solidarity with Palestine
“We mourn for the loss of civilian lives, of Palestinians, Israelis and foreign nationals, who have been made victims of the ongoing occupation and conflict," the union wrote.
WATCH: Police seize 'sniper rifle,' pistols, stun grenades, close brothel
In addition to seizing weapons, police uncovered a brothel and detained the madame, a 40-year-old Ashdod resident.
Buenos Aires to rename subway station after Jewish woman who famously stood up to sex traffickers
Born in what is now Ukraine in 1900 and raised in Poland, Liberman immigrated to Buenos Aires in 1922, joining a wave of Jewish immigration from Eastern Europe to South America.
Israeli prostitutes fashion a sex trade exit
SOCIAL AFFAIRS: There are several anti-prostitution organizations in Israel, but what’s unique about Turning the Tables is the self-esteem approach emphasized in Yotsrot Atid.
Jerusalem man given 11 year sentence for multiple sex crimes against women
Yitzhak Sharifi targeted single mothers who were experiencing serious economic hardship and exploited them, economically and sexually.
Iranian-backed militia leader says Mossad used prostitute to kill medieval Imam
The Middle East Media Research Institute first documented and translated Al-Khazali’s antisemitic diatribe that appeared in May.
Israeli father, daughter arrested for trying to pimp out Ukrainian women
The arrest was the culmination of a 4-month investigation by police's Lahav 433 division regarding people bringing Ukrainian women to Israel to exploit them and make them work as prostitutes.
Modern slavery in Israel: The women victims of human trafficking
The US State Department TIP report states that Israel does not meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so
