Tel-Chai Nation

Some 4 years after a law was enacted meant to impact those who solicit prostitutes in Israel, it's had very little effect:

Public support for the law prohibiting being a customer in prostitution increased to 72% in 2024, four years after the law came into effect, according to the Justice Ministry who cited research looking at the impact of the law by the Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute.

This is compared to 39% support a similar survey showed in 2016, said the ministry.

Despite this, consumption of prostitution increased between 2021 and 2024 from 7% to 9% for Jewish men aged 18 to 70, the research found. This is due to decreased enforcement, the researchers said.

The study also showed that most of those who consume prostitution were not impacted by the law and did not know about the existence of the law.

Ahem. Provided that everything's consensual and respectable in the interactions between prostitute and client, no "johns" should have to be impacted by said law, that's for sure. It may not be a very clean job, but so long as it's between consenting adults and both sides are of legal age, it's far from the worst thing that could happen, and wasn't Biblical Rahab a prostitute and/or brothel madam? So what's the beef here anyway? There's been too much sex-negative hysteria over the years, some by left-wing feminists and even Haredi "moralists" who're of such narrow interests, it's no wonder it's not working. Seriously, I also think that if any Haredi youths wish for sex this way, their gurus shouldn't oppose it either. It's disappointing if a lot of the public thinks prostitution is a problem. What should concern everyone now is the crisis of Islamic terrorism that took a horrific toll on October 7, 2023.

The study examined the government's decision to allocate NIS 30 million a year for the rehabilitation and treatment of those who want to leave prostitution. Based on the study’s findings, the researchers recommended expanding aid for those who want to leave the cycle of prostitution, increasing enforcement, and increasing public education about prostitution.

The change in public opinion means that prostitutes are no longer blamed for their situation and this also enables them to ask for help, said Lo Omdot Mineged (not standing idly by), an organization that works to help male and female prostitutes.

The organization has seen an uptick in aid requests following the law that supports this idea, they said.

The increase in solicitation is unfortunate, the organization added, echoing the research and saying that this is a result of a lack of enforcement.

Umm, let us be clear again. So long as no violence was committed against the prostitutes by clients, then it's only pimps that should concern anybody. One could also ask, of course, if homosexual male prostitutes are in their situation because the alleged support groups for LGBT don't provide them with ways to move past the profession, and if they've been abused by pimps to boot, failure of LGBT movements to protect the victims speaks volumes, just like it did when Gal Uchovsky was accused of serious crimes.

Challenges of leaving prostitution

“There is no enforcement, “they said, adding that the minimal enforcement that is done is done for lip service only.

Leaving prostitution is difficult, said the organization. A woman who entered prostitution as a teen and may want to change when she is older but may lack a great deal of experience that would enable her to leave, they offered as an example of the challenges.

Aid needs to be increased, said the organization, and more options need to be offered to people who want to leave the profession.

Okay, if that's what the prostitutes want, but don't say the profession itself is the worst thing that can happen, so long as it's all between consenting adults. And don't complain about lack of enforcement at a time when Islamic terrorism is the real issue. To think, that some people continue to push ideas that may have come out of the worst think-tanks in the USA. It's just ludicrous and an example of how Israel's succumbed to political correctness for many years. The time's come to let it go.

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