Ms. Myriam Fedida, Director of the United Jewish Social Fund Israel (FSJU Israel) and initiator of this project, and the Consul General, Ms. Florence Mayol-Dupont, signed a grant agreement for €25,000 on September 2 at the French Residence, in the presence of His Excellency the Ambassador of France to Israel, Mr. Eric Danon, the President of FSJU, Mr. Ariel Goldmann, and the President of the Consular Council, Ms. Daphna Poznanski-Benhamou.

This €25,000 grant is provided by the Consulate to FSJU Israel to fund a support and assistance program for French women living in Israel who are victims of domestic violence.

Financial difficulties and food insecurity within households in lockdown for almost a year have led to an escalation of domestic and sometimes child violence.

Before the pandemic, women victims of domestic violence already struggled to break the silence and isolation surrounding their situation. The health crisis and lockdown have only exacerbated this phenomenon, as it further burdened them with job loss, making it impossible to act.

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed into an unprecedented socio-economic and socio-psychological epidemic.
DIRECT aid to families impacted by the pandemic, particularly in the context of assistance for dual nationals with the Embassy and Consulates, has brought to light numerous cases of women victims of domestic violence, held hostage by the consequences and constraints of the pandemic, forcing children to witness, or even become victims of, unacceptable acts.
These children, living in deplorable conditions and in distress, must be protected under international conventions, including the International Convention on the Rights of the Child of November 20, 1989 (ratified by France by Decree No. 92-917 of October 8, 1990).