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The Israel Observatory
on Femicide (IOF) 

The Israel Observatory on Femicide (IOF) monitors the murder of women in Israel because of their gender. It collects quantitative and qualitative data in order to eradicate the phenomenon

Recent Victims

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Susie Yanar-Saranga, 66, was murdered in a car-ramming attack in Ramla by her former partner.

29.04.2026

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Merav Edri, 40, was murdered by her husband in Beersheba.

19.04.2026

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Marlene al-Touri, 30, was murdered in Kafr Qasim. Her former spouse was arrested.

15.04.2026

Annual Report 2025

Annual Report 2024

Selected Publications

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Femicide in War and Peace
Shalva Weil, Routledge, 2023
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Femicide in Israel, In: P R Kumaraswamy (Ed.)

Shalva Weil,

Palgrave Macmillan, 2023

 

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Female Geronticide: The Case of Israel

Shalva Weil, Noam S. Keshet,

Journal of Gender Studies, 2021

 

IOF News

Article in TOI blog by IOF on Matricide (murder of mothers by their sons) 

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An article published by the Israeli Observatory on Femicide discussing the phenomenon of mothers being murdered

IOF lecture :
Monitoring Femicide through Observatories

© 2026 | Israel Observatory on Femicide

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