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Prostitution in the Palestinian territories is illegal, under Palestinian Authority law.[1][2][3][4] Ramallah is one of the few outlets for prostitution in the Palestinian territories as premarital sex is seen as taboo in the territories.[5] A recent report by the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and SAWA-All the Women Together Today and Tomorrow, a Palestinian NGO, suggests that an increasing number of women are taking up prostitution in the face of poverty and violence.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Flourishing Palestinian sex trade exposed in new report". Haaretz. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  2. ^ "Report lifts veil on trafficking, prostitution of Palestinian women". CNN. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  3. ^ "Trafficking and Forced Prostitution of Palestinian Women and Girls: Forms of Modern Day Slavery". UNHCR. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  4. ^ "Dark secrets of the White City". Haaretz. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  5. ^ Gutman, Matt, "Sex and the Single Palestinian" ABC News July 12, 2007.
  6. ^ "Rare report on prostitution in Palestinian territories". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2009-12-27.

Resources

"Trafficking and Forced Prostitution of Palestinian Women and Girls: Forms of Modern Day Slavery" UNIFEM 2008

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