Why some Israelis are taking to social media to expose sexual harassment

The miserable attempt by veteran Israeli actor Arye Moskuna to defend his friend, actor and director Moshe Ivgy, against suspicions of sexual harassment of women was shot down within minutes on social media, forcing him to apologize. Moskuna, who was interviewed on Israel Army Radio on Feb. 3, said in Ivgy’s defense, “I see him hugging actresses, but I never heard a complaint … We are together in the show … and there’s a very young actress there worthy of sexual harassment, believe me.”

What was unbelievable was Moskuna’s comment, totally lacking in awareness, proving that he has yet to understand and internalize that the rules of the game regarding sexual harassment were changing as he spoke. As expected, his remark generated a storm on social networks and he was quick to apologize. It all happened within less than an hour.