Eden Abu says she was sexually assaulted 18 years ago by an educator while growing up in a Haredi home in northern Israel. Now, nearly two decades later, she says she is still battling a conservative system that refuses to listen to her account.
According to the report, Abu has chosen to keep speaking out despite the silence around her case. Her message to others facing similar abuse is, “Do not be alone.”
Abu described the impact of the alleged assault in stark terms, saying, “I was sexually harmed, my world was shattered.” The article presents her as continuing to struggle for recognition and to confront what she sees as institutional indifference.