Subscribe to Print Edition | Thu., March 12, 2009 Adar 16, 5769 | | Israel Time: 12:14 (EST+7)
Haaretz israel news English
web haaretz.com
Haaretz Toolbar
Diplomacy
Defense Jewish World Opinion National
Print Edition
Car Rental
Books Haaretz Magazine Business Real Estate Joy of Giving Travel Week's End Anglo File
Last update - 02:28 24/11/2008
Poll: 70% of Israeli Arab women think slaps are not domestic abuse
By Ruth Sinai, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Women, Israeli Arab 

Some 70 percent of Arab women in Israel believe women who are pushed, slapped or struck by their male partners are not victims of domestic violence, according to a poll conducted by the Na'amat women's organization.

The organization conducted the survey to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

Some 73 percent believe women whose partners curse or humiliate them are not victims of violence.
Advertisement
Asked whether they agree with the claim that "sometimes a man acting violently toward a woman is justified and she understands this," 23 percent of the respondents said yes, compared to 71 percent who said they did not.


Related articles:
  • Women bring green revolution to Arab sector
  • Israeli Arab woman gets three years in jail for Hezbollah ties
  • The Israeli Arab sector selects a beauty queen
    • Bookmark to del.icio.us  
     
    Demjanjuk sentence
    Former Nazi camp guard Demjanjuk charged 29,000 times.
    The infamous scam
    Why does Bernard Madoff evoke record-breaking resentment?
      1.   Disgusting poll that I dont believe 02:16  |  Mohammed 24/11/08
      2.   Not surprised 02:44  |  Jasper 24/11/08
      3.   And what about Orthodox women? 02:53  |  Mark Lincoln 24/11/08
      4.   They don`t know the difference 03:00  |  * BEN JABO 24/11/08
      5.   %70 is progressive for the Arab World 03:01  |  Baruch Gold 24/11/08
      6.   Well That`s Equality For you! 04:30  |  UsedToPostHere 24/11/08
      7.   It`s allowed in Islamic law 05:23  |  judith 24/11/08
      8.   Abuse of Arab Women 06:51  |  Brad 24/11/08
      9.   Wow, there`s going to a rush on Arab women... 07:12  |  Esther 24/11/08
      10.   What a shame! How long will it take to change that? 07:33  |  Rob 24/11/08
      11.   As a historical note... 07:43  |  Colin Wright 24/11/08
      12.   As usual the International Sisterhood becomes deaf mute.Imagine 09:19  |  PETER SM 24/11/08
      13.   70% of Pals think it`s ok to kill Israeli civilians 09:27  |  Joe Sittizen 24/11/08
      14.   Israeli-Arab women, as a (slightly) chauvinistic Swiss...... 09:31  |  Swiss (Dino) 24/11/08
      15.   What`s wrong with beating your wife? 09:40  |  Terry 24/11/08
      16.   IT IS NOT VIOLENCE, OF COURSE 09:45  |  indrajaya 24/11/08
      17.   M. Lincoln & Dino: Jewish Law does not condone wife beating 09:54  |  I 24/11/08
      18.   INDRAJAYA A woman needs to slapped to understand?? 10:00  |  PETER SM 24/11/08
      19.   Baruch Gold (#3) Haaretz does not cover anything 10:02  |  Gil 24/11/08
      20.   Mark Claim its easy but prove? 10:04  |  Aby 24/11/08
      21.   !16 Mark Lincoln 10:06  |  Shtarka 24/11/08
      22.   #13 Swiss 10:11  |  Shtarka 24/11/08
      23.   INDRAJAYA (#15) Of Course it is Not, Of Course 10:17  |  Gil 24/11/08
      24.   # 14 to terry re: wife beating 10:19  |  eric 24/11/08
      25.   # 17 I / # 22 Shtarka 10:44  |  Swiss (Dino) 24/11/08
      26.   #1 11:20  |  Taly 24/11/08
      27.   7#7 judith --also in Orthodox-- try bus seating 11:45  |  Labhras 24/11/08
      28.   # 26 Labhras - misinformed 12:11  |  Yazza 24/11/08
      29.   70% of Arab women v. eshet hayil 12:17  |  x-ray 24/11/08
      30.   Labhras # 27 Poor Comparison 13:31  |  Jeff Northridge 24/11/08
      31.   Swiss hypotetical question is not real 13:44  |  Aby 24/11/08
      32.   its just a fake poll by Na`amat Women`s Organization 14:05  |  Arab Israeli Women 24/11/08
      33.   POOR ATTEMPT, Lahbras 14:32  |  judith 24/11/08
      34.   # 33 Judith all women everywhere need protection. 14:45  |  Petra 24/11/08
      35.   # 31 Aby and her "naivety" (??) 15:09  |  Swiss (Dino) 24/11/08
      36.   Arab women think slaps are not domestic abuse 15:13  |  Ralph 24/11/08
      37.   Why the shock, why the outrage? 15:27  |  utagawa 24/11/08
      38.   Domestic abuse is in every neighborhood 15:40  |  Jane 24/11/08
      39.   HAHA, Indrajaya 15:45  |  judith 24/11/08
      40.   These women should consider converting to Judaism, 16:07  |  emmes 24/11/08
      41.   It`s just so wonderful 16:15  |  Ana 24/11/08
      42.   Honor killing of wooman is not violance in Islam . 16:23  |  TOMY 24/11/08
      43.   This sick & disturbing. 18:16  |  DAT 24/11/08
      44.   #16 - indrajaya 18:58  |  MichaelF 24/11/08
      45.   As an Israeli-Arab, I question the the results of this survey.. 19:10  |  Rami 24/11/08
      46.   Swiss Dino 19:25  |  Danite 24/11/08
      47.   Indrajaya is not arab, JUDITH 20:00  |  Mohammed 24/11/08
      48.   Mohammed 20:29  |  judith 24/11/08
      49.   # 46 Danite 20:41  |  Swiss (Dino) 24/11/08
      50.   Ana # 41 There`s No Political Issues Involved Here 21:09  |  Jeff Northridge 24/11/08
      51.   To atribute violence to Jews or Arabs not accurrate ,individual 21:36  |  Simon 24/11/08
      52.   Swiss (Dino) A humanitarian task for you 21:48  |  David Israel 24/11/08
      53.   Re: 1 I should say that... 21:53  |  Israel 24/11/08
      54.   Results are not surprising. 22:59  |  Psychiatrist 24/11/08
      55.   David Israel #52 you started changing your tune 23:19  |  Genuine Tosefta 24/11/08
      56.   Genuine Tosefta let me make something clear 00:10  |  David Israel 25/11/08
      57.   they get worse from IDF. 01:25  |  billy jack 25/11/08
      58.   Well David, your recipe will not bring about Peace or security 02:06  |  Genuine Tosefta 25/11/08
      59.   Swiss Dino 25 02:13  |  ChanahS 25/11/08
      60.   A snack on the face can be appropriate as a boot out the door 02:18  |  Dutch 25/11/08
      61.   Slaps are nothing compared to the daily oppression of Pals by Isr 02:34  |  Aounist 25/11/08
      62.   SELF DEFENCE 03:46  |  hassoun 25/11/08
      63.   #25 Dino- Jewish women submissive? 03:49  |  Shtarka 25/11/08
      64.   Swiss Dino 04:57  |  Danite 25/11/08
      65.   BILLY JACK So Arab wife bashing is OK then? 05:00  |  PETER SM 25/11/08
      66.   MOHAMED How free are women pushed back into a blazing building 05:32  |  PETER SM 25/11/08
      67.   Genuine Tosefta as i said a safe Israel 05:42  |  David Israel 25/11/08
      68.   re: Swiss (Dino) 06:05  |  UsedToPostHere 25/11/08
      69.   JUDGE for yourselves here is what Wafa Sutan says about Medievel 06:27  |  PETER SM 25/11/08
      70.   Billy Jack, Dutch 06:33  |  judith 25/11/08
      71.   adjunctive Poll 06:41  |  david s 25/11/08
      72.   What a wonderful opportunity to reveal the Anti-Israel biases 09:41  |  Rob 25/11/08
      73.   # 63 Shtarka 14:36  |  Swiss (Dino) 25/11/08
      74.   Pete and Judith 18:28  |  Mohammed 25/11/08
      75.   In Jeddah women are clad like a castle and cannot walk 01:11  |  Genuine Tosefta 26/11/08
      76.   Not true #75 04:07  |  Mohammed 26/11/08
      77.   From Slaps Islamic style to typical Islamic Murder, today 07:17  |  Genuine Tosefta 26/11/08
      78.   Of course Muslims deny everything, I predicted this 07:21  |  Genuine Tosefta 26/11/08
      79.   Re# 1 Mohammed ... I lived in muslim countries 21:07  |  Ines 11/03/09
      80.   Re # 2 A muslim indian man in Bombay... said 21:12  |  Ines 11/03/09
      81.   Re 3 Generally speking all these extreme dogmatic religions 21:48  |  Ines 11/03/09
      82.   Re # What a shame! How long will it take to change that? 22:23  |  Ines 11/03/09
      83.   Re # 13 Yah that is a good idea... 23:25  |  Ines 11/03/09
     Haaretz Hot Topics
    Israel 2009 election results: Voter breakdown
    Israel goes to the polls
    Conflict in Gaza
    Israel vs. Hamas
    Iran: Nuclear and regional ambitions
    More Headlines
    03:25 Clinton: U.S. Gaza aid tied to recognition of Israel
    09:51 Gates: U.S. to be highly cautious in launching pre-emptive strike
    03:57 How Demjanjuk escaped justice in Israel
    10:14 Tom Segev / How many Nazi criminals did Germany punish in 60 years?
    12:02 Katsav accuser: 'He tried to take down my pants, there was a struggle'
    10:13 Australia threatens to quit Durban 2 anti-racism meet
    05:32 Gideon Levy / Everyone agrees: War in Gaza was a failure
    11:53 Holocaust survivor couple brutally robbed, beaten in Afula home
    11:36 Israel's first New Zealand film festival kicks off this week
    11:50 Lawyer: Iraqi journalist jailed for 3 years for throwing shoes at Bush
    10:09 U.S. official slams Israel 'lobby' after withdrawing from post
    09:08 Diplomats: Iran's national car company seeks banned carbon fiber
    10:05 Iran to invest heavily in Ecuador energy market
    08:51 Thirsty plants send 'text' thanks to Israeli invention
    Previous Editions
    Special Offers
    Advertisement
    Spring Specials-Dan Hotels
    Jerusalem from 179$. Tel-Aviv from 223$. Herzliya from 336$
    Dead Sea Skin Care
    Quality cosmetics from the Dead Sea. Coupon code HAARETZ for 12% off!
    Summer in Israel
    Israeli style - Tzofim Chetz V'Keshet 2009
    Passover Vacations
    The BEST Passover Vacations around ? Mexico, Arizona and Florida
    Camp Kimama Israel 2009
    The best place for your children this summer
    Eldan Rent a Car
    Israel's leading car rental company offers you a 20% discount on online reservations
    Jewish Singles Personal Ads
    Find the love of your life on JDate.com
    Junkyard
    Junk a car - get free towing nationwide and a tax-deductible receipt
    Home | TV | Print Edition | Diplomacy | Opinion | Arts & Leisure | Sports | Jewish World | | Israel 2009 election results
    Site rules | Makom: Engaging on Israel | Search engine marketing
    Haaretz.com, the online edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, offers real-time breaking news, opinions and analysis from Israel and the Middle East. Haaretz.com provides extensive and in-depth coverage of Israel, the Jewish World and the Middle East, including defense, diplomacy, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the peace process, Israeli politics, Jerusalem affairs, international relations, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Israeli business world and Jewish life in Israel and the Diaspora.
    © Copyright  Haaretz. All rights reserved