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Trafficking in Persons for the Purpose of Prostitution: The Israeli Experience

The 1990s ushered in a new phenomenon in the migratory patterns to the state of Israel. Women began to be traffi cked into Israel for the purpose of prostitution. Before this period, prostitutes were largely local women, with a smattering of foreign women who arrived by and large by their own initiative. With the opening of this new era, networks of criminals began to exploit the poverty and vulnerability of young girls to prevail upon them to journey to Israel in the hopes of earning enough money to support themselves and their families. Israel is hardly unique in this respect. During recent decades, traffi cking has emerged as a global scourge at the forefront of international concern. Since the criminals use improved global methods of communication and transport, enabling them to cross borders with greater facility than at any time in the past, the international community has recognized that the battle against them must be waged globally. This awareness gave rise to a series of international agreements and United Nations guidelines to combat traffi cking on an international level.1 In addition, the US State Department