“Women’s Safety Now!”, A Special Mission of European Women to Israel
This women-only delegation to Israel brought 20 influential politicians, journalists, activists and community leaders, from all over Europe, to learn first-hand about the horrors of the sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas on and after October 7; and to create an international platform for cooperation in providing security for women and girls regardless of their nationality, religion, or age.
The 4-day mission focussed on systemic solutions in resilience and mental health support provided to the survivors, witnesses, and their families and included a Knesset conference, convened by MK Shelly Tal Meron (Lapid’s Yesh Atid party), to establish a “Global Women’s Coalition Against Gender Based Violence as a Weapon of War.”
Below is a selection of media relating to the mission:
Speech in Knesset: Hamas sexual violence by Rawan Osman, from Arabs Ask
Jewish Chronicle: ‘Next time it could be your daughters’ says mum of British woman held in Gaza
ILTV News: coverage of Knesset conference on sexual violence
Times of Israel: seeking to end silence around sexual violence in war, an MK raises her voice abroad
Social media from the ‘No Silence Fashion Show’
Emma Picken Delegation Speech
Emma Picken Delegation Transcript: View Here