Many might be surprised to know that prostitution is legal in Israel and that it is, in fact, a hotbed of commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking. However Israel stands on the brink of a massive breakthrough concerning the issue of sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.
In an exciting turn of events, the Ministerial Committee on Legislation approved the proposed bill in July. You can eradicate prostitution β you need to decide to place responsibility on the consumers. It is possible that a generation will grow in Israel for which the purchase of sex and women will be illegitimate and illegal. There are still three voting cycles in the Knesset. It is critical that we continue to stand with Israel to see this important legislation passed.
If passed, this law will be a quantum leap in ethical legislation. The main hub of prostitution in Israel is in Tel Avivβthe center of the countryβ where it can be found anywhere and everywhere. Haaretz journalist Vared Lee took an incredibly extensive look into the realities of prostitution in Tel Aviv by speaking in depth with many of the women being exploited in the sex industry. Lee recounts the story of one woman named Aline:. There used to be only a few escort parlors in Tel Aviv, but today I can show you street after street in the center of the city where there is an unbroken chain of prostitution places.
That stage kills me. I die inside anew every time. How much can you lie? To be naked and smile and give a strange man the feeling that you are providing him with what he wants?
Aline is a beautiful, sensitive woman, void of masks, sober-eyed; she whitewashes nothing when she talks about prostitution. Occasionally, as she recalls certain events from her life, her eyes well up with tears.
