Domestic violence in Israel

Man attempts to run over his wife, police indictment filed

Footage from the incident shows the 45-year-old man from Abu Tor arriving at his son's kindergarten, noticing his wife, and attempting to run her over. 

Arab women more in danger of domestic abuse in Israel than Jews

The study found that Arab women were significantly less likely to approach friends and family for help than Jewish women were.

Israel Police arrest abusive partner after woman calls in to 'order pizza'

After conducting a screening of the situation, the dispatcher quickly realized that this woman was trying to get help from the police in a domestic violence situation.

Giora Praff Perry, suspected of murdering his wife, Esti Ahronovitz

Giora Perry convicted of wife's murder after four years

Perry, now nearly 70, was apprehended by police in 2019 after his car flipped over several hours after his wife’s body was discovered.

Murders in Arab sector a 'national plague', Herzog says

"This is civil terror – yes, civil terror – that is threatening us all, and we all must come together against it immediately," President Herzog said.

Woman and two infant sons murdered in Taiba, husband arrested

The victim's husband, Mohammed Massaroa, has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife and children.

'Dont Passover us': Four arrested as Israeli women's group begins graffiti campaign

This activity was designed to evoke the dramatic moment in the Passover story at the conclusion of the Ten Plagues, the death of the first-born.

Ben-Gvir has shown that the safety of Israeli women isn't a priority - opinion

The Israeli government rejected a bill recently that would have allowed the courts to order the use of electronic tags to monitor abusers of domestic violence.

Eight women in three months: Adisi Albana murdered in her home

The woman's partner is the key suspect in the case after he turned himself in during the night.

Margaret Atwood responds to Israel’s Handmaid’s Tale protesters

Bonot Alternativa they are also a protesting against violence against women, such as murder and sexual assault, as well as many other issues in Israel

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