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Israeli Politician Leads Fight Against Sexual Harassment

Mertez leader Zahava Gal-On talks about the scandal of Emmanuel Rosen, prominent newsman suspected of sexual harassment, and the struggle to bring such cases to justice.
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - JANUARY 31:  Israeli President Shimon Peres (R) meets with representatives of Meretz headed by Zahava Gal-On (2nd-R) to discuss forming a new Israeli government on January 31, 2013 in Jerusalem, Israel. Israel has begun its post-election process of forming a new government with President Shimon Peres hosting the heads of the major political parties for consultations before deciding on whom to choose as prime minister-designate to form a new coalition.  (Photo by Yin Dongxun-Pool/Getty Im
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As a Knesset freshman 13 years ago, Meretz Party leader Zahava Gal-On helped expose a case of "indecent acts" by former transportation minister Yitzhak Mordechai, of which he was consequently convicted.

At that time, before the age of social media, journalists would not report suspicions of sexual harassment by public figures unless an official police complaint was filed. Until then, senior military officers and prominent politicians took the liberty of harassing without disturbance. This was especially true when it came to someone with an impressive military career like Mordechai, nicknamed the "general of three fronts,” who had won several awards for his military service.

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