Posts Tagged: Israeli Women
The Anti-Israel Mob Never Mentions Women’s Rights in Israel — Compared to the Middle East
In parts of the Middle East, women still live in deeply patriarchal, often brutal systems. Changes exist more on paper than in practice. Power remains...
From Auschwitz to October 7: The World Is Looking Away — Again
What good are the lessons of the past if we fail to act when the same dangerous patterns reemerge? Walking through Auschwitz this spring for the...
#MeToo’s Silence on Hamas’ Sexual Violence Exposed: ‘#MeToo, Unless You’re a Jew’
The #MeToo movement, once a beacon of hope for survivors of sexual violence, now faces accusations of selective advocacy. Its muted response to the mass...
At European Parliament, Urgent Call for Action on Women’s Rights a Year After Hamas Sexual Violence
Global silence and inaction in the face of gender-based violence by Hamas were condemned at the European Parliament this week, where a panel of experts...
Study: Depression Among New Israeli Moms Doubled in Covid Lockdowns
i24 News – Forty percent of Israeli women who gave birth in the midst of the Covid pandemic experienced pre- or post-natal depression, according to...
Zionism Meets Feminism: Talking Shop Over a Glass of Chardonnay
JNS.org - In a quintessential “only in Israel” moment, nearly 60 women (and a few dozen men) gathered on a breezy mid-April evening under the Nachlaot...
International Women’s Day: Real-Life ‘Wonder Women’ of Israel
JNS.org - They respond to emergency calls from the public, often putting themselves in danger in order to save lives. They perform CPR, deliver babies and...
Israel’s Mossad Intelligence Agency Launches First-Ever Female-Targeted Recruitment Drive
Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency has launched its first female-targeted recruitment drive, the Hebrew news site Ynet reported on Tuesday. In ads published this week -- including...
Leaning In, Israel-Style
JNS.org - Beyoncé sings, “Who run the world? Girls.” Indeed, when I was 12 years old, I heard the mom from “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”...
A Lesson in Cultural Differences: Israeli vs. American Feminism
JNS.org - Hi, my name is Israel Girl and I am a feminist. While this may not be a shocking confession, the mere mention of the...
Field Study: Some Arabs Regard Relations with Jewish Girls as a Form of ‘Jihad’ (VIDEO)
A recent claim from the Palestinian Authority's Central Bureau of Statistics citing a "field study" which concluded that 77 per cent of PA workers in...
Riding the Dunes: IDF’s All Female Hummer Unit
You can find them out in the dunes of the Negev day or night, in all weather, training soldiers who are preparing for future combat. The...
Israeli Women are First to Join Firefighter Commander Course
Dina Jones and Dana Bokobza were selected as the first women to be part of a commander course in Israel's Fire Services. "Dina is an amazing...
Former “America’s Next Top Model” Contestant Now an IDF Soldier (VIDEO)
Esther Petrack, the former 'America's Next Top Model' contestant who was born in Israel and went to school in Brookline, MA, is now serving in...
