Uncovering the Gush Etzion Ritual Abuse Allegations

Manufacture Dissent · May 29, 2026 · 1h 11m

For years, a handful of women carried memories they could not fully explain. They came from different places, lived separate lives, and did not know one another. Yet when each eventually sought help, their accounts pointed to the same region: Gush Etzion, a bloc of settlements south of Jerusalem.

When Kan 11’s investigative program “Zman Emet” brought these women together, reporters found a pattern that had never been examined as a whole. Their testimonies described ritualistic abuse in childhood, carried out in isolated locations and involving multiple perpetrators. The investigation did not…