Jerusalem Rape Crisis Center

Israel's Supreme Court orders renewed review on rape suspect's name publication

Israel's Supreme Court halts the publication of a rape suspect's name, sending the case back for further review, sparking debates on justice and privacy.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
View of the empty courtroom at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on July 13, 2025.
Demonstrators gather during a protest the crimes and sexual violence against women in October 7 massacre, outside of United Nations headquarters in New York City, on December 4, 2023.

Israel rape crisis centers report 51,000 cases as ministries withhold key data

Before the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25, the ARCCI noted that several state organizations withheld key information.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
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Knesset extends legal aid for victims of sex offenses

The legal aid will make submitting a complaint easier and streamline the process, leading to more complaints, and more proceedings against offenders, which will increase deterrence.

|ByEVE YOUNG
Labor party leader MK Merav Michaeli holds a press conference in Tel Aviv, December 7, 2023.

'We believe you': Knesset expands free legal aid to sexual assault victims

MK Michaeli: It's time to stop abandoning victims. The state has an obligation to help victims of sexual assault receive the recognition and justice they deserve.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

A Jerusalem center works to break the silence about rape

The Jerusalem Rape Crisis Center expands its role in the global fight to drastically change the approach to sexual abuse.

AUGUST 22, 2019ByCASSANDRA GOMES-HOCHBERG
INDIAN WOMEN join the thousands flooding the streets and protesting sexual violence, after the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman.

The unsung – the women behind the Jerusalem Rape Crisis Center

We sit down with the women who, for many sexual-abuse victims, are the first port of call.

MAY 9, 2018ByILANIT CHERNICK
Volunteers meet at the Jerusalem Rape Crisis Center