By Jonas E. Alexis, Senior Editor
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This is not a conspiracy theory. The article was originally published in the Jerusalem Post in 2020. The situation described has almost certainly worsened since then. JEA<\/p>\n
Tens of thousands of pedophiles operate in Israel every year, leading to about 100,000 victims annually, according to an Israeli pedophile monitoring association.<\/p>\n
The Matzof Association, an organization that actively keeps track of reports on pedophiles in various media and centralizes the data monthly, states that in July alone, 22 cases of pedophilia were reported in Israel and brought to the attention of the media. The vast majority go unreported.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn Israel, tens of thousands of pedophiles operate on a daily basis without any problem,\u201d said Eliran Malki, head of the Matzof Association.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are not deterred by the police and certainly not deterred by the contemptuous rulings that come from the hands of judges in the various courts,\u201d he added, citing an incident in which one particular pedophile was let off by the courts without punishment, despite evidence of thousands of pedophilic items found on his computer, as the court stated that it would \u201charm his career.\u201d<\/p>\n
The court does not count the number of victims, and shows disproportionately favorable treatment of the perpetrators, according to Malki.<\/p>\n
The association gathers reports from the media in order to form statistics, as no public sex offender registry in Israel currently exists.<\/p>\n
\u201cMatzof will continue to report and follow these trends month after month. Statistics tell the story of the victims, and they are living proof why we must fight for the establishment of a public pedophile database,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
In June, at least 22 instances of pedophile activity were reported in the media, including a 26-year-old who committed indecent acts on two brothers aged six and eight in a public park in Beersheba; a 40-year-old man who committed indecent acts on his girlfriend\u2019s 11-year-old daughter while they were still living together before he was sentenced to six years in prison; and a 53-year-old who committed indecent acts on a seven-year-old girl \u2013 the list goes on.<\/p>\n
A number of pedophiles in Israel are Jewish immigrants who have\u00a0sought refuge\u00a0in the country under the law of return, according to a CBS report published in February.<\/p>\n
The CBS reporter joined Jewish Community Watch (JCW) activists as they were looking for Jimmy Karow, who fled the US in 2000 after being accused of sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl in Oregon. Karow, who is wanted by Interpol, was able to remain in Israel, where he allegedly moved between different Jewish communities to avoid being exposed.<\/p>\n
The most notable case in the public eye is that of Malka Leifer, who was the principal at the ultra-Orthodox Adass Israel School in Melbourne from 2003 to 2008. She fled to Israel after allegations came to light that she sexually abused pupils.<\/p>\n