She’s a titan of Israeli architecture. Her story contains troubling lessons for her country
Ada Karmi-Melamede is responsible for designing many public works in Israel, including the Israeli Supreme Court building
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Israel's only Arab-Jewish women's choir nearly folded after October. Here's how they've stayed together through the war
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Opinion This International Women’s Day, it’s time to finally believe Israeli women
Five months after Oct. 7, why do so many still question whether the Hamas attack included sexual violence?
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Fast Forward At the UN, a call to recognize Oct. 7 victims of rape
Rallygoers said that far too many have ignored or excused Hamas' rape of women and girls in Israel
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Opinion Israeli women were raped and widowed by Hamas. Now the world ignores and mocks their suffering
In the aftermath of Oct. 7, Israeli women have been considered both 'unrapeable' and sexually depraved
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Life In Israel, Fighting For Women’s Political Representation
Wonder Woman Gal Gadot may be the Israeli superhero du jour, but radical empowerment is far from reality for many Israeli women. Out of 256 municipal councils in Israel, just six are headed by a woman mayor. Overall, a mere 15 percent of municipal council members are women, and dozens of councils have no women…
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Life Israeli Women Are More Than Bullets and Bikinis
The character of Ziva David on the TV show NCIS is a classic stereotype of the Israeli women. Via Wikicommons When you google “israeli woman,” the first thing you see is the images. Sexy, tough, military, or all three. After the images, you get the expected results: a Wikipedia page for “Women in Israel,” an…
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Fast Forward Israel Awarded Prize for Gender Equality by International Women’s Forum
An international forum on women’s rights has awarded Israel with a prize for progress made in reducing gender gaps. The Women in Parliament Global Forum presented the award during a Nov. 27 ceremony at the European Parliament in Brussels. Accepting the award in Israel’s name was Daphne Barak-Erez, 48, who is the Israeli Supreme Court’s…
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