On and after October 7, terrorists committed sexual violence against Israeli women, men, and children.
Every day, these truths are denied.
Virulent disinformation campaigns invalidate and deny the humanity of Israeli women, and of Jewish women everywhere.
In this critical moment, we need to let Israeli women know that we stand with and believe them.
Add your name to the thousands who have joined the movement:
The names of signatories will be arranged on a poster and given to survivors and women’s shelters in Israel. Those who sign up will also receive periodic updates of our work to support survivors in Israel and to hold perpetrators accountable. Through our words and actions, we will demonstrate that we care about, stand with and believe Israeli women.
We cannot allow the systematic sexual violence of October 7 to be forgotten or denied.
Additional Resources on Oct. 7 Sexual Violence:
• Israeli Hostage Says She Was Sexually Assaulted and Tortured in Gaza (The New York Times)
• JWI Statement on Amit’s testimony
• JWI’s response to the March 2024 U.N. Report
• Gender-Based Violence as a Weapon of War during the October 7 Hamas Attacks (Physicians for Human Rights)
• ‘Screams Without Words’: How Hamas Weaponized Sexual Violence on Oct. 7 (The New York Times)
• New signs emerge of ‘widespread’ sexual crimes by Hamas (Associated Press)
Jewish Women International has always stood with our sisters in Israel. Since Oct. 7, 2023, the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust, the urgency of this work has become clear.
JWI has been at the forefront of leading the call for accountability for survivors and those who were killed by Hamas and other terrorist groups on Oct. 7.
