Now, when it is clear that Hamas’s murderous attack was unprecedented in its extreme violence and cruelty in this regard, the relevant international bodies such as the UN Security Council, UN Women, and the International Red Cross must respond to these incidents.
Ultra-Orthodox members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition want to expand the powers of all-male rabbinical courts, and to bar women and men from mixing in many public arenas.
Public transportation is the latest front of a culture war in Israel over the status of women in a society that is sharply divided between a secular majority and politically powerful minority of ultra-Orthodox Jews, who frown on the mixing of women and men in public.
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has vowed to press on with his blatantly anti-democratic judicial reforms. With anti-government protests continuing to rock Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities, we asked PS commentators what comes next for Israel.
The rise of femicide, particularly within Arab communities, has led to an urgent call for social, educational, and governmental interventions to tackle this tragic issue.