1998

This law is aimed at preserving the dignity, honor and privacy of the harassed person, and at promoting gender equality. Sexual harassment is broadly defined as including: unwanted sexual advances; request for sexual favors; any sexual, verbal, or physical conduct that demands such behavior, or that conditions promotion or benefit upon such behavior. In order to be considered as harassment, the advances and the references must have been specifically rejected by the harassed person, unless it is done in the context of hierarchical working relationships, medical treatment, psychological therapy, or the harassed is a minor or "helpless" person as defined in the Penal law.

Response of the Government of Israel to the questionnaire on violence against women, February 2009