Takana is a forum of prominent personalities with the objective of fighting sexual abuse in the

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sector in

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. The forum came to the spotlight in February 2010 when it published a statement claiming that

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was breaking his commitments to refrain from public activity, which followed complaints of sexual misconduct. In 2008 the forum was involved in the

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exposé of Megirot and its founder, Sylvia Dahari.

Criticism

The forum has been criticized for allowing the religious community to settle matters "in-house" rather than have alleged offenders subject to open public investigation.

References

Jewish organizations Sexual abuse victims advocacy 2003 establishments in Israel {{Israel-org-stub