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Yonatan Heilo. (Screenshot from Arik Weiss' story for Channel 10)
Seeking freedom for a rape victim who killed his attacker
Criminal sanctions for rape in Israel amount to a few years in prison at best. Yonatan Heilo – an Ethiopian immigrant and rape victim who lives outside the Israeli consensus – will now spend most of his adult life behind bars. He deserves our moral support despite the court’s blind eye. By Naama Katiee (translated from Hebrew by…
By Haokets November 30, 2014
The Knesset (photo: Beny Shlevich/ CC BY-3.0)
Resource: War crimes in Israeli law
Israel has not yet enacted a law defining war crimes, and the military courts judge soldiers who violate the rules of law according to “regular” offenses. Yesh Din’s new report presents the need for Israeli legislation on this subject. The approach currently applied in Israel argues that ordinary domestic legislation is adequate for the prosecution…
By +972 Resources October 14, 2013
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