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Survivors Demand Justice: Testimonies Highlight Systemic Failures

1/19/2026

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Shaylee Atary, a survivor of the October 7 massacre, testified before the Knesset Committee for the Advancement of the Status of Women, urging legislative reforms.
She recounted her violent rape in 2011.
Police negligence led to the closure of her case for lack of evidence.
A court gag order protecting her alleged attacker hinders justice.
Michal Gadisman testified, alleging sexual assault by former minister Silvan Shalom.

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Story summary

Shaylee Atary, a survivor of the October 7 massacre, testified before the Knesset Committee for the Advancement of the Status of Women, urging legislative reforms.
She recounted her violent rape in 2011.
Police negligence led to the closure of her case for lack of evidence.
A court gag order protecting her alleged attacker hinders justice.
Michal Gadisman testified, alleging sexual assault by former minister Silvan Shalom.