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Women in Israel comprise 50.26 percent of the state's population as of 2019. [5] While Israel lacks an official constitution, the Israeli Declaration of Independence of 1948 states that “The State of Israel (…) will ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion, race or sex.”
Questions concerning the need for a new women's rights movement began in the early 1970s, and in 1972, Israel's first radical women's movement was established. Notable events during that era include the establishment of the Ratz political party ("Movement for Civil Rights and Peace") which won four seats in the 1973 Israeli legislative election .
Since the founding of the State of Israel, relatively few women have served in the Israeli government, and fewer still have served in the leading ministerial offices.. While Israel is one of a small number of countries where a woman—Golda Meir—has served as Prime Minister, it is behind most Western countries in the representation of women in both the parliament and gover
The Israeli military has previously said it is in the midst of a "thorough investigation into the events of 7 October, including those in Nahal Oz, and the circumstances preceding". One woman from ...
TEL AVIV (Reuters) -Choking back tears and shaking with anger, families and supporters of Israeli women and girls held captive by Hamas in Gaza lashed out at global women's rights groups on Monday ...
Palestinian militant group Hamas has released four Israeli female soldiers who were held in the Gaza Strip as part of the latest ceasefire agreement, according to the Israeli military. In return ...
Jewish and Israeli media and advocacy organizations criticized UN Women and the #MeToo movement, saying they did not condemn the violence against women that took place during the 7 October attack. [156] [157] In response to UN Women, US- and Israel-based activists created the slogan "#MeToo Unless You're A Jew". [158]
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