Breaking the Silence Around Ritual Abuse
People say they are psychotic, that they are delusional, that things like this cannot possibly happen in reality – and certainly not in Israel. But now, four therapists – three psychiatrists and a social worker – who repeatedly heard about this phenomenon from patients and also saw the physical proof on their bodies, are courageously declaring: Yes, ritual abuse exists in Israel – and it’s not an isolated phenomenon. Yes, there are women and men, most of them children, undergoing sadistic, violent rituals that usually include sexual abuse, with cult-like elements and serious psychological manipulation. Yes, abusers include rabbis and doctors and there are even allegations against a judge. And yes, we must first of all believe the victims and then do everything we can to end it – right now
Published also in Yediot Aharonot “7 days” supplement (Hebrew).