TY - JOUR
T1 - From" Crime of Passion" to" Love Does Not Kill"
T2 - The Murder of Einav Rogel and the Role of Na'amat Women's Organization in the Construction of Violence Against Women in Israel
AU - Herbst, A.
AU - Gez, Y.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - This study examines the actions of the Na'amat women's organization and its allies in Israel, vis-àà-vis the court and the press, in the legal-feminist struggle to fight violence against women. Using the 1991 murder of Einav Rogel by her ex-boyfriend Gilad Shemen as a case study, we argue that, in the public debate following the murder, Na'amat and its associates helped to overturn a prevalent press narrative. Specifically, their campaign tackled misleading press representations, such as use of the term ''crime of passion''. This accomplishment is framed within concerted efforts, since the 1970s, to turn the issue of violence against women into a comprehensive public problem that requires special attention by authorities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
AB - This study examines the actions of the Na'amat women's organization and its allies in Israel, vis-àà-vis the court and the press, in the legal-feminist struggle to fight violence against women. Using the 1991 murder of Einav Rogel by her ex-boyfriend Gilad Shemen as a case study, we argue that, in the public debate following the murder, Na'amat and its associates helped to overturn a prevalent press narrative. Specifically, their campaign tackled misleading press representations, such as use of the term ''crime of passion''. This accomplishment is framed within concerted efforts, since the 1970s, to turn the issue of violence against women into a comprehensive public problem that requires special attention by authorities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/dedbb755-a392-3307-8f03-e9a846f40a71/
U2 - 10.2979/israelstudies.17.2.129
DO - 10.2979/israelstudies.17.2.129
M3 - Article
SN - 1084-9513
VL - 17
SP - 129
EP - 155
JO - Israel Studies
JF - Israel Studies
IS - 2
ER -
