The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
Sex Abuse. 2022 Mar;34(2):157-179. doi: 10.1177/10790632211000368. Epub 2021 Mar 17.
This study examined Israeli public perceptions of institutional child sexual abuse (CSA) in the Malka Leifer case. Leifer is a Jewish ultra-Orthodox former Melbourne school principal who is wanted in Australia on CSA charges, after fleeing to Israel. Based on a qualitative analysis of 2,451 reader comments retrieved from four Israeli news websites and six public Facebook pages, the findings indicated diverse attitudes toward the alleged perpetrator, the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, state authorities, and victims. All parties involved were criticized, but less so the victims. Criticisms included sociopolitical and gender stereotypes, and demonic attributions. Positive comments were directed at all involved, even the alleged perpetrator, and especially the victims. The results demonstrate the need to better understand CSA portrayals in cyberspace, as they affect both public and policymaker attitudes, and the importance of fighting prejudicial discourse about the ultra-Orthodox community, especially in light of its changing attitudes regarding CSA.
这项研究考察了以色列公众对 Malka Leifer 案件中的机构儿童性虐待 (CSA) 的看法。Leifer 是一名犹太极端正统派前墨尔本校长,因涉嫌 CSA 指控在逃到以色列后在澳大利亚被通缉。本研究基于对从四个以色列新闻网站和六个公共 Facebook 页面中检索到的 2451 条读者评论的定性分析,结果表明对被指控的施害者、极端正统派犹太社区、国家当局和受害者存在不同的态度。所有相关方都受到了批评,但受害者受到的批评较少。批评包括社会政治和性别刻板印象以及恶魔归因。积极的评论针对所有相关方,甚至包括被指控的施害者,尤其是受害者。研究结果表明,需要更好地理解网络空间中的 CSA 描述,因为它们会影响公众和政策制定者的态度,并且需要打击关于极端正统派社区的偏见性言论,特别是鉴于其对 CSA 的态度正在发生变化。