Israel: Battered women given government pledge

November 23, 2009

The Jerusaelm Post, 26 November 2009: “The government plans to spend NIS 3.5 million to renovate battered women’s shelters, and will give a grant of NIS 10,000 to shelter residents who leave to rejoin the workforce, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Wednesday” READ MORE>>

Earlier in the day, around a hundred protesters dressed in black marched across Tel Aviv in what organizers called a “funeral procession,” carrying 15 black “coffins” meant to represent the 15 women killed in Israel this past year by domestic violence.

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One Response to “Israel: Battered women given government pledge”

End of Year Wrap up for Quid Pro Quo « Quid Pro Quo Says:

December 15, 2009 at 07:52
[...] Israel activists in Tel Aviv encouraged the Prime Minister to pledge finances for the country’s battered women. 15 women a year are [...]

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