Chaim Amalek writes: “When Moshiach comes any ‘journalist’ who dares publish such a story where goyim might see it will be torn apart by packs of wild dogs.”<\/p>\n
From Haaretz<\/a>: Israel has become a safe haven for Jewish pedophiles from around the world, a leading advocate for child sexual abuse victims warned Monday at a Knesset committee pre-hearing on pedophilia in the ultra-Orthodox community. Chaim Amalek writes: “When Moshiach comes any ‘journalist’ who dares publish such a story where goyim might see it will be torn apart by packs of wild dogs.” From Haaretz: Israel has become a safe haven for Jewish pedophiles from … Continue reading
\n\u201cSex offenders tend to move from country to country to avoid jail, but what makes Israel unique is the Law of Return, which essentially grants unhindered access to anyone who is Jewish to come here without any real screening,\u201d said Manny Waks, the chief executive officer of Kol v\u2019Oz, a newly formed nonprofit that aims to prevent child sexual abuse in the global Jewish community.
\nThe Law of Return grants automatic citizenship in Israel to those who meet its definition of a Jew.
\nWaks was raised in Melbourne, Australia where he attended Yeshiva Centre, a school run by the Chabad movement. \u00a0Years later, he reported that he had been sexually abused by two members of the staff there. Waks and his family, who have since been featured in several Australian documentaries, were ostracized by the local Chabad community for coming out publicly with their story. \u00a0
\nAlong with representatives of several other groups active in preventing child abuse in the Jewish community, Waks met today with MK Yifat Shasha-Biton, chair of the Knesset Special Committee for the Rights of the Child.
\nThe full committee is expected to convene for a special session on the topic after the Passover break.
\nAmong those accused of sexual abuse who have fled to Israel, Waks cited the prominent case of Malka Leifer, the former principal of a religious girls\u2019 school in Melbourne, who allegedly assaulted eight of her charges. She is now under house arrest, and the Australian authorities are seeking her extradition. Waks noted several other cases of pedophiles and alleged pedophiles from the United States, Britain and the Netherland who had fled to Israel either after being charged or to avoid being charged. Some have already been extradited back to their home countries where they are serving jail sentences.
\n\u201cIt seems to us Israel is increasingly becoming a refuge for pedophiles and alleged pedophiles,\u201d said Waks. \u201cIt\u2019s an easy get-out-of-jail card for them.\u201d Waks, who is married with three children, recently moved back to Israel, where he was born and served in the army.
\nAccording to research data he cited, one in five children in Israel experiences sexual abuse.
\n\u201cThere\u2019s a range of factors that suggest there may be a significantly higher proportion within the ultra-Orthodox community,\u201d said Waks. \u201cI think any closed community would have increased cases, because these cases are silenced. They\u2019re swept under the carpet. Not only that, but in the Haredi community, they don\u2019t even talk about sex, so how can they talk about sexual abuse?\u201d
\nHis new organization, he said, will be lobbying the Knesset to change the statute of limitations so that victims of sexual crimes can have more time to file complaints.
\nAlso present at the meeting with Shasha-Biton were the heads of a new Israeli group called \u201cLo Tishtok\u201d (Thou Shall Not Be Silent) that aims to give voice to ultra-Orthodox victims of sexual abuse. Launched as a Facebook page five months ago, the group already has close to 4,200 followers and is planning to become a nonprofit.
\nYitzhak Kadman, the executive director of the National Council for the Child, said he had noticed signs of \u201cthe beginnings of a revolution\u201d in attitudes toward child sex offenders in the Haredi world. \u201cI was actually astonished by the amount of openness I\u2019ve seen recently,\u201d he said at the meeting.
\nIsrael may be a preferred destination for Jewish sex offenders, said Kadman, but it has also become a place of refuge for their victims. \u201cWe are seeing many of them leave their home countries and come to Israel, perhaps because they are looking for a way to get a fresh start,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"