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==Activities==
==Activities==
The NCC's [[ombudsmen]], a position established in 1999 after a three-year test project, takes thousands of children’s rights violations calls every year, and the NCC gives support to Israeli children in distress, seeks to impact public policy and increase public knowledge regarding children’s rights and issues, and develops projects addressing children's problems at home, at school, and in the community.<ref name="children.org.il"/><ref name=vic/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/pdf/digest1e.pdf|title=Ombudswork for Children|date=1997|publisher=UNICEF|}}</ref><ref name=agenda/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/aboutisrael/state/pages/a%20free%20people%20in%20our%20land-%20childrens%20rights.aspx|title=A Free People in Our Land: Children's Rights in Israel|date=April 1, 2005|publisher=Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs|}}</ref>
The NCC undertakes a number of activities in the interest of Israeli children. The NCC's [[ombudsmen]], a position established in 1999 after a three-year test project, takes thousands of children’s rights violations calls every year, the NCC as it states "provide[s] support and services to children in distress", and the NCC seeks to "influence public policy and raise public awareness of children’s rights and issues affecting their welfare and wellbeing ... [and] initiate innovative projects addressing complex problems at home, at school, and in the community."<ref name="children.org.il"/><ref name=vic/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/pdf/digest1e.pdf|title=Ombudswork for Children|date=1997|publisher=UNICEF|}}</ref><ref name=agenda/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/aboutisrael/state/pages/a%20free%20people%20in%20our%20land-%20childrens%20rights.aspx|title=A Free People in Our Land: Children's Rights in Israel|date=April 1, 2005|publisher=Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs|}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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In 1998, the NCC created the Child Victim Assistance Project, managed by an attorney, to provide child victims and their supporting families with information, and with support and advocacy services.<ref name=vic/><ref>[http://www.derecho-comparado.org/Colaboraciones/israelmenores.htm]</ref>
In 1998, the NCC created the Child Victim Assistance Project, managed by an attorney, to provide child victims and their supporting families with information, and with support and advocacy services.<ref name=vic/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.derecho-comparado.org/Colaboraciones/israelmenores.htm|title=Child victims and witnesses in the Israeli criminal process|publisher=}}</ref>


The NCC has sought for many years to terminate [[corporal punishment]] against children within Israel. According to Director Yitzchak Kadman, even slaps are "not ethical and not educational and [have] destructive results".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/Health-and-Science/Corporal-punishment-can-lead-to-drug-abuse|title='Corporal punishment can lead to drug abuse'|work=[[The Jerusalem Post]]|author=Judy Siegel-Itzkovich|date=July 18, 2012|accessdate=October 14, 2014}}</ref> In January 2000, after the [[Israel Supreme Court]] ruled that corporal punishment of children by parents is never educational and always causes serious harm, the NCC's Executive Director said that the court's ruling: "finally recognized the right of children not to be exposed to violence of any kind, even when those who use violence makes excuses for it, saying it is 'educational' or 'punitive.'"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naturalchild.org/advocacy/worldwide/israel_spanking.html|title=Israel Bans Spanking; Supreme Court: Corporal punishment of children is indefensible|publisher=The Natural Child Project|author=Dan Izenberg|date=January 26, 2000|accessdate=October 11, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/740579/Israeli-Supreme-Court-bans-hitting-children.html?pg=all|title=Israeli Supreme Court bans hitting children|date=January 27, 2000|work=Deseret News|accessdate=October 14, 2014}}</ref>
The NCC has sought for many years to terminate [[corporal punishment]] against children within Israel. According to Director Yitzchak Kadman, even slaps are "not ethical and not educational and [have] destructive results".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/Health-and-Science/Corporal-punishment-can-lead-to-drug-abuse|title='Corporal punishment can lead to drug abuse'|work=[[The Jerusalem Post]]|author=Judy Siegel-Itzkovich|date=July 18, 2012|accessdate=October 14, 2014}}</ref> In January 2000, after the [[Israel Supreme Court]] ruled in an opinion written by Justice [[Dorit Beinisch]] that corporal punishment of children by parents "is not effective from an educational point of view and causes serious harm to the child", the NCC's Executive Director said that the court's ruling: "finally recognized the right of children not to be exposed to violence of any kind, even when those who use violence makes excuses for it, saying it is 'educational' or 'punitive.'"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naturalchild.org/advocacy/worldwide/israel_spanking.html|title=Israel Bans Spanking; Supreme Court: Corporal punishment of children is indefensible|publisher=The Natural Child Project|author=Dan Izenberg|date=January 26, 2000|accessdate=October 11, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/740579/Israeli-Supreme-Court-bans-hitting-children.html?pg=all|title=Israeli Supreme Court bans hitting children|date=January 27, 2000|work=Deseret News|accessdate=October 14, 2014}}</ref>


In December 2007, the NCC's Executive Director warned of the potential damage to the mental health of a child exposed to [[pedophile]]s over the internet, and warned that maintaining pornography of children on a computer has teh effect of providing support for an industry that causes harm to children, and also directly violates the law.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/experts-say-the-law-treats-child-porn-over-the-internet-as-a-virtual-crime-1.235730|title=Experts say the law treats child porn over the Internet as a 'virtual' crime|author=Ofra Edelman|date=December 23, 2007|work=Haaretz|accessdate=October 11, 2014}}</ref>
In December 2007, the NCC's Executive Director warned of the potential damage to the [[mental health]] of a child exposed to [[pedophile]]s over the internet, and warned that maintaining pornography of children on a computer has the effect of providing support for an industry that causes harm to children, and also is illegal.<ref name=ped>{{cite web|url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/experts-say-the-law-treats-child-porn-over-the-internet-as-a-virtual-crime-1.235730|title=Experts say the law treats child porn over the Internet as a 'virtual' crime|author=Ofra Edelman|date=December 23, 2007|work=Haaretz|accessdate=October 11, 2014}}</ref> He added: "We still warn our children against taking candy from strangers on the street, but today that stranger is in the house."<ref name=ped/>


In 2010, the NCC was involved help draft a Knesset bill providing state compensation to minors who suffer physical or [[sexual abuse]].<ref name=bill/> In November 2011, NCC's Executive Director noted that as of the spring of 2011, due to a legislative amendment that the NCC had started, Israeli law forbids employing any person in Israel who has been convicted of producing, using, distributing, or advertising [[child pornography]] in any work with children.<ref name=agenda>[http://www.children.org.il/centers_eng.asp?id=58 "On the agenda",] Israel National Council for the Child. October 13, 2014.</ref>
In 2010, the NCC helped draft a [[Knesset]] bill providing state compensation to minors who suffer [[physical abuse]] or [[sexual abuse]].<ref name=bill/> In November 2011, NCC's Executive Director noted that as of the spring of 2011, due to a legislative amendment that the NCC had started, Israeli law forbids employing any person in Israel who has been "convicted of producing, using, distributing, or advertising child pornography in any work with children".<ref name=agenda>[http://www.children.org.il/centers_eng.asp?id=58 "On the agenda",] Israel National Council for the Child. October 13, 2014.</ref>


In January 2012, the NCC reported that over 1,000 Israeli children and teens were considered [[Missing person|missing]] in Israel, and said that the number could be decreased by improving the flow of information between the Israeli [[Ministry of Welfare and Social Services]] and the [[Ministry of Education (Israel)|Ministry of Education]] and the [[Israeli police]].<ref name=over>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/National-News/Over-1000-children-are-listed-as-missing-in-Israel|title=Over 1,000 children are listed as missing in Israel|author=Ruth Eglash|date=January 10, 2012|publisher=The Jerusalem Post|accessdate=October 11, 2014}}</ref> The majority of the children (980) were over 12 years of age; 14 were aged 1–5; and 76 were between 11–16.<ref name=over/>
In January 2012, the NCC reported that over 1,000 Israeli children and teens were considered [[Missing person|missing]], and said that the number could be decreased by improving information flow between the Israeli [[Ministry of Welfare and Social Services]] and the [[Ministry of Education (Israel)|Ministry of Education]] and the [[Israeli police]].<ref name=over>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/National-News/Over-1000-children-are-listed-as-missing-in-Israel|title=Over 1,000 children are listed as missing in Israel|author=Ruth Eglash|date=January 10, 2012|publisher=The Jerusalem Post|accessdate=October 11, 2014}}</ref> Most of the children (980) were over 12 years old; 14 were between 1–5; and 76 were ages 11–16.<ref name=over/>


In December 2013, the Israeli [[Knesset]] approved a bill co-drafted by the NCC, regulating the rights, duties, and authority of all parties involved in the [[foster care]] process in Israel, including families, children, and biological parents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/National-News/Knesset-passes-bill-regulating-foster-care-system-in-Israel-334292 |author=Danielle Ziri|title=Knesset passes bill regulating foster care system in Israel|publisher=The Jerusalem Post|date=December 8, 2013|accessdate=October 15, 2014}}</ref>
In December 2013, the Israeli [[Knesset]] approved a bill co-drafted by the NCC, regulating "the the rights, duties and authority of all parties involved in the foster care process: families, children and biological parents, among others".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/National-News/Knesset-passes-bill-regulating-foster-care-system-in-Israel-334292 |author=Danielle Ziri|title=Knesset passes bill regulating foster care system in Israel|publisher=The Jerusalem Post|date=December 8, 2013|accessdate=October 15, 2014}}</ref>


==Management==
==Management==

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Israel National Council for the Child
המועצה הלאומית לשלום הילד
AbbreviationNCC
Formation1980 (44 years ago) (1980)
TypeNon-profit NGO
PurposeChildren's rights advocacy
Headquarters38 Pierre Koenig Street
Jerusalem, Israel
Executive Director
Dr. Yitzhak Kadman
Websitewww.children.org.il/index_eng.asp

The Israel National Council for the Child (NCC; המועצה הלאומית לשלום הילד), in Jerusalem, Israel, is an Israeli independent non-profit non-governmental organization that advocates for children's rights and well-being.[1][2][3][4] The organization serves all religions, ethnicities, and income levels in Israel.

The NCC was created in 1980 by the President of Israel. It is the oldest and largest children's rights advocacy organization in Israel.[5][6][7]

Activities

The NCC undertakes a number of activities in the interest of Israeli children. The NCC's ombudsmen, a position established in 1999 after a three-year test project, takes thousands of children’s rights violations calls every year, the NCC as it states "provide[s] support and services to children in distress", and the NCC seeks to "influence public policy and raise public awareness of children’s rights and issues affecting their welfare and wellbeing ... [and] initiate innovative projects addressing complex problems at home, at school, and in the community."[2][6][8][9][10]

History

The NCC was created in 1980 by the President of Israel.[2][11] Its goal is to:

advance children’s rights and promote and protect the well-being of all children in Israel, age birth to 18, regardless of ethnicity, religious affiliation, or social-economic status.[2]

In February 1990, the NCC published a report that concluded that abused and neglected children in Israel faced a shortage of juvenile court judges and a case backlog, and suggested the creation of a country-wide children-protection authority.[12]

Every year since 1992, the NCC has published "The State of the Child in Israel – A Statistical Abstract," which contains data on Israeli children.[13][14]

In 1998, the NCC created the Child Victim Assistance Project, managed by an attorney, to provide child victims and their supporting families with information, and with support and advocacy services.[6][15]

The NCC has sought for many years to terminate corporal punishment against children within Israel. According to Director Yitzchak Kadman, even slaps are "not ethical and not educational and [have] destructive results".[16] In January 2000, after the Israel Supreme Court ruled in an opinion written by Justice Dorit Beinisch that corporal punishment of children by parents "is not effective from an educational point of view and causes serious harm to the child", the NCC's Executive Director said that the court's ruling: "finally recognized the right of children not to be exposed to violence of any kind, even when those who use violence makes excuses for it, saying it is 'educational' or 'punitive.'"[17][18]

In December 2007, the NCC's Executive Director warned of the potential damage to the mental health of a child exposed to pedophiles over the internet, and warned that maintaining pornography of children on a computer has the effect of providing support for an industry that causes harm to children, and also is illegal.[19] He added: "We still warn our children against taking candy from strangers on the street, but today that stranger is in the house."[19]

In 2010, the NCC helped draft a Knesset bill providing state compensation to minors who suffer physical abuse or sexual abuse.[4] In November 2011, NCC's Executive Director noted that as of the spring of 2011, due to a legislative amendment that the NCC had started, Israeli law forbids employing any person in Israel who has been "convicted of producing, using, distributing, or advertising child pornography in any work with children".[9]

In January 2012, the NCC reported that over 1,000 Israeli children and teens were considered missing, and said that the number could be decreased by improving information flow between the Israeli Ministry of Welfare and Social Services and the Ministry of Education and the Israeli police.[20] Most of the children (980) were over 12 years old; 14 were between 1–5; and 76 were ages 11–16.[20]

In December 2013, the Israeli Knesset approved a bill co-drafted by the NCC, regulating "the the rights, duties and authority of all parties involved in the foster care process: families, children and biological parents, among others".[21]

Management

Dr. Yitzhak Kadman has served as Executive Director of the NCC since 1986.[22][23] Vered Windman is the head of the NCC's legal department.[24]

References

  1. ^ הלאומית לשלום הילד Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d Israel National Council for the Child. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  3. ^ International Children's Rights Monitor. Defense for Children International. 1992. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Jonathan Lis (October 26, 2010). "Bill would mandate state compensation for child abuse victims; Money would then be recouped from offender; proponents hope to spare victims the trauma of long legal proceedings". Haaretz. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  5. ^ "Mapping of Mainstream Israeli and Palestinian Organizations Willing to Engage in Dialogue", Matthias Verbeke, the Palestinian Center for the Dissemination of Democracy and Community Development (Panorama), the Center for Multiculturalism and Educational Research of Haifa University, and the Institute for Community Partnership of Bethlehem University, within UNESCO’s Civil Societies in Dialogue Programme, 2007. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  6. ^ a b c Shlomo Giora Shoham, Paul Knepper, Martin Kett (2010). International Handbook of Victimology. CRC Press. Retrieved October 11, 2014.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ New Israel Fund Strengthening Democracy: A Guide to the Issues, Grantees, and Programs of the New Israel Fund. New Israel Fund. 1991. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  8. ^ "Ombudswork for Children" (PDF). UNICEF. 1997. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  9. ^ a b "On the agenda", Israel National Council for the Child. October 13, 2014.
  10. ^ "A Free People in Our Land: Children's Rights in Israel". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. April 1, 2005. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  11. ^ Oregon review of international law. Vol. 5. 2003. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  12. ^ Robert R. Friedmann (2012). Crime and Criminal Justice in Israel: Assessing the Knowledge Base toward the Twenty-First Century. SUNY Press. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  13. ^ Asher Ben-Arieh, Natalie Hevener Kaufman, Arlene Bowers Andrews, Robert M. Goerge, Bong Joo Lee, J. Lawrence Aber (2001). Measuring and Monitoring Children's Well-Being. Springer Science & Business Media. Retrieved October 11, 2014.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Michal Kimchi, Yafah Tsiyonit, Asher Ben-Aryeh (2008). The State of the Child in Israel 2007. Israel National Council for the Child. Retrieved October 11, 2014.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "Child victims and witnesses in the Israeli criminal process".
  16. ^ Judy Siegel-Itzkovich (July 18, 2012). "'Corporal punishment can lead to drug abuse'". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  17. ^ Dan Izenberg (January 26, 2000). "Israel Bans Spanking; Supreme Court: Corporal punishment of children is indefensible". The Natural Child Project. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  18. ^ "Israeli Supreme Court bans hitting children". Deseret News. January 27, 2000. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  19. ^ a b Ofra Edelman (December 23, 2007). "Experts say the law treats child porn over the Internet as a 'virtual' crime". Haaretz. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  20. ^ a b Ruth Eglash (January 10, 2012). "Over 1,000 children are listed as missing in Israel". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  21. ^ Danielle Ziri (December 8, 2013). "Knesset passes bill regulating foster care system in Israel". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  22. ^ Philip E. Veerman (1992). The Rights of the Child and the Changing Image of Childhood. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  23. ^ Sami Shalom Chetrit (2009). Intra-Jewish Conflict in Israel: White Jews, Black Jews. Routledge. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  24. ^ Lauren Gelfond Feldinger (October 22, 2013). "New Israeli Legislation Aims To Change Definition of Rape To Include Male Victims; Israel's Laws Define Rape Narrowly, Ignoring Some Victims". The Jewish Daily Forward. Retrieved October 11, 2014.

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