Abuse

IDF colonel suspended due to sexual harassment investigation

"Following a complaint about an incident of a sexual nature by an officer with the rank of lieutenant colonel, a Military Police Investigation was opened," an IDF spokesperson stated.

IDF troops near the West Bank city of Ramallah, on February 27, 2026.
THE ISRAEL AIR FORCE opened a new Special Forces Wing (Wing 7) in mid-July to increase the operational effectiveness of the IAF

Veteran Israel Air Force commanders abused young commanders, military police reveal

METROPOLITAN POLICE officers stand on duty as people attend a rally last month in London following the stabbing of two Jewish men the day before in the Golders Green neighborhood.

London man charged after alleged antisemitic attack on Orthodox Jewish women

Illustration of a daycare.

Prosecutors indict Bat Yam daycare workers over alleged assault of 14 toddlers


Israeli man speaks about abuse at the hands of the Shin Bet

This is the story of a 44-year-old man, father of three small children, who tried to defend himself and a group of children against Arab rioters - and ended up with the Shin Bet abusing him.

 The IDF and Shin Bet arrested a number of Palestinians belonging to a cell directed by Hamas

Israeli arrested for trying to kill his sister, have sex with her corpse

Necrophilia is technically not a criminal offense in Israel, according to a High Court of Justice ruling from 2018 determining that sexual offenses only apply to the living.

Male hands arrested with handcuffs in Criminal concept (illustrative)

Nurse cut off dying man’s foot for taxidermy display

The hospice nurse claimed to have amputated the foot to make the patient more comfortable, although her coworkers testify otherwise.

 Medical Care” geriatric hospital

Veteran researcher studies difference between ‘hot’ and ‘cold’ violence

Esther Blumberg in her new book: Beware of manipulative men who act ‘warm’ but torture their wives with ‘cold’ brutality.

 ESTHER BLUMBERG and her book: A man doesn’t change from a prince to a frog in one day

Israeli gynecologist sentenced to seven years in prison for rape

Khoury, 63, has a quarter-century's experience in gynecology. The two women he raped were in their 20s; he was also convicted of verbally and sexually harassing one of them.  

Illustrative image of a doctor bandaging patient hand.

Survey shows complex reality of life after domestic abuse

The "New Page" program began operating during COVID-19, accompanying women and their children from leaving the shelter for victims of domestic abuse.

 Woman in shadows (illustrative).

Amudim Israel: Counseling gap-year students in crisis

Amudim Israel is partnering with the Wurzweiler School of Social Work to launch a mental health clinic for gap-year students ineligible for most of Israel's mental health services.

 Yosi Golberstein, director of Amudim Israel, at a child safety workshop

Woman found dead in burned-out apartment, husband arrested

Police are investigating the possibility that the husband deliberately started the fire in the home while his wife, their three children, and his father were all inside the apartment. 

 Israel Police at the scene where a man is suspected of murdering his wife and then setting his home ablaze in Rehovot, on September 27, 2022

'We must create an Iron Dome against domestic abuse'

Yelena Greenberg's murder took place a day after the prime minister's meeting on domestic abuse, which was attended by some 30 women. The crime scene had a circle, too, but with only men.

 Yelena Gerenberg

IDF Netzah Yehuda soldiers suspended after filmed beating Palestinians

Netzah Yehuda, a specialized IDF enlistment track for haredi soldiers, has a history of some abusing their positions and mistreating Palestinians.

IDF soldiers at West Bank checkpoint 370