Demonstrators stage nation-wide protest against murder of women

Published: 21 October 2018

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Israeli women lay on the road in puddles of red paint to draw attention to a recent spike in the number of women murdered by family members

Activists protest murder of women with 'blood' puddles (Ynet)
Lying in red puddles surrounded by death notices for the women murdered this year, female protesters demonstrate outside the Public Security Ministry in Jerusalem, calling out 'there's no honour in killing'

Demonstrators across Israel demand an end to violence against women (Times of Israel)
Activists in Jerusalem on Friday blocked the entrance to the Public Security Ministry and lay on the ground in puddles of red paint to symbolize bloodshed, as they demanded action from the authorities and an end to violence against women.

Photo: Women covered in red paint lie on the street as part of the protest (Moriya Schwartz)