Prostitution in the State of Palestine

Prostitution in the State of Palestine is illegal, under Palestinian law.[1][2][3][4] Ramallah has prostitution, but long-term abstinence is common, as premarital sex is seen as taboo in the territories.[5]

A 2009 report by the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and SAWA-All the Women Together Today and Tomorrow, a Palestinian NGO, suggested that an increasing number of women turned to prostitution in the face of poverty and violence.[6][7][8]

Background

Under Ottoman rule, there were no laws on prostitution.[9]

After coming under British control during WW1, the attitude of the Authorities towards prostitution reflected those of Britain. Ordinances issued in 1925 (under High Commissioner Herbert Samuel) and 1927 (under Herbert Plumer) introduced laws on prostitution similar to those in Britain. Soliciting, living off the earnings of prostitutes and the keeping of brothels were outlawed.[9]

There is evidence that in WW2, military authorities regulated brothels for soldiers, including medical examinations.[9]

History

According to a report released in 2009, increasing numbers of women in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank had been forced into prostitution by traffickers and family members.[6] The report "Trafficking and Forced Prostitution of Palestinian Women and Girls: Forms of Modern Day Slavery" was supported by the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and researched by "SAWA-All the Women Together Today and Tomorrow", a Palestinian NGO, during the first half of 2008.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Flourishing Palestinian sex trade exposed in new report". Haaretz. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  2. "Report lifts veil on trafficking, prostitution of Palestinian women". CNN. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  3. "Trafficking and Forced Prostitution of Palestinian Women and Girls: Forms of Modern Day Slavery". UNHCR. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  4. "Dark secrets of the White City". Haaretz. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  5. Gutman, Matt, "Sex and the Single Palestinian" ABC News July 12, 2007.
  6. Kliger, Rachelle (10 December 2009). "Rare report on prostitution in Palestinian territories". The Jerusalem Post.
  7. "Trafficking and Forced Prostitution of Palestinian Women and Girls : Forms of Modern Day Slavery" (PDF). Sawa.ps. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  8. Massad, Salwa G; Karam, Rita; Brown, Ryan; Glick, Peter; Shaheen, Mohammed; Linnemayr, Sebastian; Khammash, Umaiyeh (24 November 2014). "Perceptions of sexual risk behavior among Palestinian youth in the West Bank: a qualitative investigation". BMC Public Health. 14: 1213. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-1213. PMC 4247558. PMID 25420532.
  9. García, Magaly Rodríguez; van Voss, Lex Heerma; Nederveen Meerkerk, Elise van (21 Sep 2017). Selling Sex in the City: A Global History of Prostitution, 1600s-2000s. BRILL. pp. 337–338. ISBN 978-9004346246.

Resources

"Trafficking and Forced Prostitution of Palestinian Women and Girls: Forms of Modern Day Slavery" UNIFEM 2008


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