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Apr. 12, 2021
In 2000, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1325, also known as the Landmark resolution on Women, Peace and Security, calling for women’s equal participation and representation and protection from violence. Israel, a signatory, was the first country in the world in its wake to adopt related legislation.
In a year in which Israel has seen a sharp rise in an already disturbingly high level of violence against women, the protections that both international and domestic legislation offer are more relevant and essential than ever.
But a new entrant into Israel’s parliament, and a potential coalition partner for a new government, is adamantly opposed. In fact, despite the clear evidence that more women than ever are under threat, the grotesquely homophobic and misogynistic Noam party wants a full regression back to an era where women’s rights, even their right to life, are conditional.
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The hotel was designated for youths at risk. The 13-year-old girl complained that Sherf had raped her, but prosecutors chose to charge the man with a lesser offense due to questions raised concerning her consent, and because the man believed she was 14.
Under the law, having sexual relations with someone under 14 is statutory rape.
The girl told an investigator that she had not agreed to have sex with Sherf and that he had been violent. The investigator believed her account, although there was some concern regarding the issue of consent.
Prosecutors had doubts about her denial of consent based on the fact that she had opened the door for him and had sent him her photo on Instagram after the incident.