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Israel adopted Norway's legal approach to prostitution. Did it work? What impact has the war had?
On many of the critical issues facing the State of Israel, reasonable minds can differ. End the war or do not end the war? Draft the Haredim by force or let their evasion continue? How Jewish should the public square be, and how do we ensure that it remains Jewish while safeguarding Israelis’ individual rights? There are hundreds of such issues.
But it would be hard to argue that prostitution, and particularly the pimping of young, vulnerable girls from broken homes, is not a violation of some of the most fundamental values that ought to reside at the heart of a Jewish state—protecting the…
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