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6/14/2025, 4:20:17 AM
>The phantasmagoria painted by the picture of the sadistic abuse itself ironically served to protect the perpetrators as the stories seemed too nightmarish to believe, leading to reports made by victims being disregarded by social service agencies and law enforcement alike. Dr. Naama Goldberg, head of an NGO called Lo Omdot MeNegged (Not Standing Idly By) recounted her own disbelief after reports detailing the ritualistic abuse were initially made with her office. “Several years ago, I received descriptions of sadistic abuse of children,” she said. “The accounts sounded absurd. [But] the testimonies kept coming and would not let up. They described gang rape by men, and sometimes by women. The abuse was filmed, and drugs were used. There were ritual practices and symbolism." When Goldberg was finally unable to ignore the validity of the victims allegations, she brought their reports to Israeli police but she, like so many victims, was ignored as well. “I presented the police with written testimonies from 5 women. To this day, no one has contacted me." Goldberg said.
>The reports submitted by Dr. Goldberg were far from the only instances of Israeli police being informed about the abuse networks connected to the testimony brought before the Knesset. Multiple complaints were filed with police departments across Israel over the course of several years. They would prove to be to no avail as each was closed quickly by Israeli police. Police responding to a report filed about a network operating out of Jerusalem determined that they lacked the sufficient evidence needed to perform a comprehensive investigation into the accusations.
>The reports submitted by Dr. Goldberg were far from the only instances of Israeli police being informed about the abuse networks connected to the testimony brought before the Knesset. Multiple complaints were filed with police departments across Israel over the course of several years. They would prove to be to no avail as each was closed quickly by Israeli police. Police responding to a report filed about a network operating out of Jerusalem determined that they lacked the sufficient evidence needed to perform a comprehensive investigation into the accusations.
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