Sexual harassment

More than half of online abuse reports now come from child victims themselves, Israel finds

Online abuse reports in Israel jumped 71 percent in 2025, with children now submitting the majority of complaints directly to authorities.

An illustration of a young girl looking at a computer screen, warning STOP! in large lettering.
 Former hostage Alexander Sasha Troufanov spoke publicly for the first time on March 1, 2025

Freed hostage Alexander Sasha Troufanov reveals sexual harassment trauma during Gaza captivity

A court hall in the Nof haGalil court during an the extension of the suspects in a security case which is under a gag order. January 7, 2025.

Courts hand down sentences, prosecutors file indictment in three serious sexual offense cases

 Romi Gonen is reunited with her mother Meirav.

'If you tell anyone, I'll kill you': Gaza hostage Romi Gonen recounts sexual abuse during captivity


21-year-old arrested for allegedly sexually harassing minors online

Screenshots of chats show that the suspect sent a 14-year-old girl a video of his penis after she said she didn't want it.

Male hands arrested with handcuffs in Criminal concept (illustrative)

Israel Police officer indicted for filming women, pedophilic content

The former police officer is also alleged to have had saved on his phone, among hundreds of files of pornographic content, images of minors engaged in sexual activity.

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Almost 40% of female prison guards were sexually harassed - Comptroller

The highly problematic rate of sexual harassment in the prisons was matched by an identical 38% rate in the IDF and by an approximate 25% rate in the police.

Police officers and prison guards at the scene of a prison escape of  six Palestinian prisoners, outside the Gilboa prison, northern Israel, September 6, 2021.

75% of sexual offenders in Israel are released before end of sentence

A new report from the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel examines the phenomenon of violence against women in Israel.

Israelis protest sexual violence in the country. Photo taken in 2020

L’Oréal Paris, Tel Aviv launch local campaign to stop sexual harassment

The campaign calls on women and men who witness sexual harassment in the public to intervene and stop it with the help of five simple tools that can be learned in an interactive lesson.

L’Oréal

Prominent rabbi abused power but can still teach - German university

The University of Potsdam's investigation examined allegations that Rabbi Walter Homolka had tolerated “sexually harassing behavior by his life partner…  which were not confirmed.”

Rabbi Walter Homolka

Nearly 1 in 10 medical personnel experience sexual harassment, Health Ministry finds

Medical personnel throughout Israel have reported increased harassment from both colleagues and patients alike. Now, appropriate action must be taken to keep it from continuing.

 Doctors in face masks and scrubs (illustrative)

IDF soldier accused of sexual misconduct will face disciplinary action - report

The Military Advocate General has decided to close the investigation against an IDF soldier who was accused of sexual misconduct by another IDF soldier.

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'Eyal Golan heard us screaming' - sexual assault victims speak out

Golan denied the claims that he was aware of his friend sexually assaulting girls in the Eyal Golan Affair.

Protest outside Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court amid hearing on suit against Eyal Golan, March, 2021

State Attorney requests extradition of Shai Avital

The request is based on a temporary warrant to have Avital stand trial in Israel on crimes alleged by two complainants.

 Israeli modeling agent Shai Avital (C) poses for a picture with Israeli models during an event on a rooftop in Tel Aviv, on September 17, 2017