
“Blocking the UN probe into Hamas’ Sexual Violence will harm the victims”
“Preventing a comprehensive UN investigation is tantamount to giving up a crucial opportunity for the ultimate international record of Hamas’ crimes and recognition for their
“Preventing a comprehensive UN investigation is tantamount to giving up a crucial opportunity for the ultimate international record of Hamas’ crimes and recognition for their
“The State has a responsibility to ensure that gun licenses are not given to people who pose a danger to their families and the wider
The 2023 Rackman Center Annual Report “Women & Family in Israel” has been published, presenting statistical data concerning legal proceedings in family matters over the
Last week, we participated in a discussion organized by the Knesset Committee for the Advancement of the Status of Women. Two organizations, partners in the
Today we are marking the International Volunteer Day.In the training meeting we held this week with volunteers from the “A Woman by Your Side” project,
On Oct. 7, Hamas terrorists tried to break into G’s house that was on the ground floor of a building in Sderot. They failed. G
MK Rothman: Let’s be clear: the knowledge and experience of female Torah scholars is equal to that of their male peers! Last week we participated in a stormy debate in the Knesset Constitution Committee on the issue of the proposed Rabbinical Bill dealing with the appointment of women to
The Rackman Center participated in a meeting on October 15, 2024, about the dangers of broadening gun ownership in Israel without checking whether applicants have any history of domestic violence. The number of gun license applications has increased two-fold since October 7. This makes it even more important that licenses
“A year has passed since the events of October 7th”, says Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, head of The Rackman Center.“Shortly after that fateful day, we got together, six professional women, for an endeavor we called “The Dinah Project,” which is named after the biblical figure.Its purpose – to commemorate the crimes
Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari and attorney (col. res.) Sharon Zagagi-Pinhas in an opinion piece following suspicions of assault on Palestinian detainees by IDF soldiers at the Sdeh Teiman detention facility: “If it discovered that there is truth in the allegations of sexual violence by conscript or reservist IDF soldiers,
For the most recent and up-to-date information on the issue of the sexual violence and gender atrocities, we recommend Prof. Halperin-Kaddari’s latest webinar with ELNET – European Leadership Network.Additional resources from the last few weeks include: Letter of Israeli women’s organizations to UN Women Playlist of select interviews and webinars featuring Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari.
The Rackman Center is proud to announce our latest legal victory. In response to our petition, Israel’s High Court of Justice ruled that women can be considered as appointees to the Assembly that elects Israel’s Chief Rabbis. The court accepted our position that the term ‘rabbis’, as it appears in