The roundtables on prostitution of minors were conducted for the purpose of engaging in inter-ministerial cooperation for the struggle against the phenomena of child prostitution in the four major cities in the country: Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Petah Tikva, Be'er-Sheva and Hadera. A fifth table, operating successfully in the ultra-religious Orthodox municipality of Beitar Ilit closed due to the ha'Lev center there closing (see below on ha'Lev centers), but the core collaboration and personal relationships established between the Police and the social services on the issue continue to foster collaboration. A representative on behalf of the MWSA conducts these roundtables, together with the representatives on behalf of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health (MOH). The roundtables were convened a number of times in the past year and are expected to continue with their operations.

In addition, roundtables in the national level were held and these were intended, inter alia, to detect the difficulties that arose in the discussions of the roundtables in the different districts and answer these difficulties. During the reporting period, the national table decided to adapt modifications to the working procedures of the tables, based on the experience and lessons learnt from the several years of operation of the tables, and also it was decided to add further and different municipalities to this program, including from populations that had so been underrepresented such as the Arab-Israeli municipalities. In addition, sub tables will be formed, aimed at improving enforcement.

Cooperation between the various parties, and the pilot roundtables established for this purpose, are also vital because minors who are sexually exploited for prostitution tend not to approach the police, and the information on them is coordinated only to a limited extent by the various educational entities and the social services.