Women in the IDF

Haaretz contributor Roni Rosenberg raises questions about the treatment of crimes against women in the IDF. Excerpt:

After reading a number of books of judicial decisions by Israeli military courts in 2017, one learns that a woman's privacy, autonomy, body and dignity aren't worth much. These rulings dealt with photographing female soldiers in intimate situations, as well as distributing the video clips or the photographs to various groups. Any intelligent person understands that there is no greater damage to privacy, but in spite of that, the sentences handed down by the military courts in these cases are very light.

The damage caused to the female soldiers is such that in one case, one of the soldiers said she tried to commit suicide. The many studies written about such cases support the victims testimony. Although the military courts use harsh language in their decisions, when it comes to sentencing its an entirely different story: The sentences are very lenient, and fail to reflect the seriousness of the deed and create sufficient deterrence.