Archive for the ‘sexual harassment’ tag
Judiciary: April 17, 2013
A Petah Tikva Magistrate’s Court judge was summoned Wednesday for a clarification meeting by Supreme Court President Asher Grunis to address complaints that he made sexual comments to a police prosecutor during a hearing in his court last week. (Haaretz)
(Hebrew – Walla!)
Internal Security: March 4, 2013
A police officer was acquitted of a charge of sexual harassment committed against a national service draftee who served with him because the harassment only occurred during one telephone call, and in all his further attempts to call her she hung up the phone.
(Hebrew – Ynet)
Military and Security Forces: February 19, 2013
Three colonels in the IDF’s Logistics Division were investigated by the Military Police CID, two of them due to irregularities and false reports, and the third for sexually harassing a female officer under his command. (Ynetnews)
(Hebrew – Ynet)
Military and Security Forces: January 15, 2013
An IDF soldier was sexually harassed in a military base in the north of the country. His superior officers have opened an investigation into the incident, but due to his reluctance to file a complaint, a Military Police investigation will not be opened.
(Hebrew – Walla!)
Military and Security Forces: January 6, 2013
The IDF’s soldiers’ ombudsman, Maj. Gen. (res.) Yitzhak Brick, describes instances in which commanders and staff made use of social networks in order to humiliate soldiers under their command. In one instance, an officer uploaded a picture of her soldier to facebook with the text “whoever wants a cheap fuck here’s the girl for it”.
(Hebrew – Walla!)
Closed Society: January 3, 2013
Tel Aviv-Yaffo Academic College is not taking any action against a Jewish student who said to a female Arab student “come to the washroom, I’ll take off your veil and fuck you.”
(Hebrew – Mynet)
Internal Security: December 30, 2012
The Justice Ministry’s Police Investigations Department has filed an indictment against a policeman charged with an attempted sexual harassment of a 13 year old girl.
(Hebrew – Ynet)
Military and Security Forces: December 26, 2012
A military court has convicted a soldier in a number of sexual offences commited against two female soldiers in his unit, including rape, sodomy, indecent assault and sexual harassment.
(Hebrew – IDF Attorney General)
Internal Security: November 28, 2012
The Justice Ministry’s department for the investigation of police officers announced that it plans on indicting former Jerusalem District commander, Commander Niso Shaham, on charges of fraud, breach of trust, indecent assault, and sexual harassment. (Haaretz)
(Hebrew – Walla!)
Internal Security: November 22, 2012
Gavriel Ozeri, an ex-cop, has been convicted of committing an indecent act and sexual harassment of female police officers serving in the same unit as him in the Israel Police Operational Fitness School.
(Hebrew – Walla!)