Rape

Petah Tikva man indicted for rape after allegedly posing as Nova festival survivor

Prosecutors say the 22-year-old ignored the woman's repeated objections, forced his way into her Petah Tikva apartment, and sexually assaulted her. They asked that he remain in custody pending trial.

 An illustrative image of an individual with handcuffs.
Barkat Abu Issa, accused of of breaking into an apartment and raping a woman in Gedera, arrives for a court hearing at the court in Lod, on February 23, 2023.

Gedera rapist sentenced to 21 years for home invasion attack on mother

d4vd performs at Gobi Tent during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 20, 2025 in Indio, California.

Judge orders pop singer D4vd to stand trial for murder, dismemberment of 14-year-old girl

Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate arrive before US President Donald Trump to attend UFC 327 at Kaseya Center, Miami, US, April 11, 2026.

Andrew and Tristan Tate to seek release from US jail as they fight UK extradition for sex offenses


'The needs of the country are not as important as the needs of the private person'

Rape Crisis Center head spoke at the Jerusalem Post Women Leaders Summit 2025.

  Orit Sulitzeanu, executive director of the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel

Turning the victim into an aggressor - opinion

This antisemitic display will be remembered as a significant attempt by an international body to distort reality and promote the pervasive anti-Israel narrative at the UN.

 A general view of the United Nations Security Council during a meeting on "Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe," at the UN headquarters in New York, US, May 4, 2023.

A rape in India won’t stop Israelis from traveling there—should it? - opinion

Israelis love visiting India, making it one of the most popular destinations for Israeli backpackers. But is it worth the risk of sexual violence?

 Gateway of India in Mumbai

'Blood Rights Council': Netanyahu, MKs bash UN report on IDF in Gaza

Knesset members call out the United Nations on double standards in advocacy.

 A torn UNRWA logo is seen among destruction in Rafah, in southern Gaza, January 22, 2025

Mazkeret Batya man indicted for posing as woman to orchestrate child sex crimes  

The suspect, Uri Alfi, is accused of multiple crimes, including causing sodomy rape and indecent acts against children and family members.

 A courtroom (illustrative)

Israeli nationals wrongly accused of attempted gang rape in Thailand - report

Thai media later reported that two German nationals and a Turkish national were responsible after an investigation by Patong Police.

Police officers in Thailand, in Bangkok, Thailand (illustrative)

Israeli woman gang raped in India, friend killed after being thrown into the river - report

A 27-year-old Israeli woman was reportedly gang raped, as was her female traveling companion, as her friend drowned in a nearby river.

Police officers patrol the perimeters on the day farmers march towards New Delhi to press for better crop prices promised to them in 2021, at the Shambhu barrier, a border crossing between Punjab and Haryana states, India, December 6, 2024 (illustrative)

Ayia Napa gang rape: EU human rights court finds UK woman faced unfair investigation

The court said that Cyprus must pay the woman 20,000 Euros and another 5,000 Euros for legal expenses.

 Women activists hold a banner in support of an allegedly raped British person outside the courthouse in Paralimni, Cyprus October 5, 2023.

Knesset slam delay in rape kit preservation law

While some 6,500 sex offense cases were opened in these years, the police representative could not say how many of them were rape cases.

 View of a DNA kit during a press conference at La Rochelle tribunal, western France, on April 14, 2014; illustrative.

The October 7 massacre’s invisible victims: Time to recognize survivors of sexual trauma - opinion

The government must act now, allocating resources and ensuring that survivors of sexual violence receive the support they deserve.

 Demonstrators walk through downtown Jerusalem in the city's fourth annual SlutWalk to protest rape culture, in June 2022.