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INDERDEEP BAINS In Ayia Napa, Cyprus
INDERDEEP BAINS In Ayia Napa, Cyprus
A British tourist held in Cyprus for allegedly making false claims of gang-rape is the victim of ‘revenge porn’, her legal team said on Tuesday.
The 19-year-old woman’s lawyer said Israeli youths cleared of assaulting her had sent friends a video of the Briton having drunken sex which had since gone viral.
Andreas Pittadjis said the explicit video had been ‘seen by the world’. He insisted the act of circulating the material was a far more serious offence than the charge faces.
The teenager – who the Daily Mail has chosen not to name – was on Tuesday remanded in custody for eight days after appearing in court in Paralimni charged with ‘public mischief’, which has a maximum jail sentence of one year.
Police have said she made claims of gang-rape by 12 Israelis, aged 15 to 18, who were arrested on July 17. They were later released and returned to Israel to a heroes’ welcome, celebrating with champagne, after the woman allegedly changed her story.
The youths, who on holiday before starting national service, all denied rape while three said they had drunken consensual sex with her at a hotel. The woman could now face civil action from some of the former suspects who plan to sue for more than £50,000 each in damages.
Speaking after yesterday’s court hearing, Mr Pittadjis said: ‘The fact the video of my client appears to have gone around the world is a much more serious offence. The offence my client is accused of is low-level. I want to know who leaked this video and why? This sort of crime has a heavy penalty.’ Mr Pittadjis said police in Cyprus and Israel needed to find out who was responsible.
According to Israeli sources, the video has been shared widely via WhatsApp, social media and even on porn sites after one or more of the youths sent it to friends.
The footage is also believed to show the group making derogatory comments about the woman in Hebrew during the encounter.
One source said: ‘The video is everywhere. In it you can hear one of the boys saying in Hebrew “You’re my whore – say you are my whore”.
‘She doesn’t understand and asks what they are saying and one of them replies in English “We are saying you’re sexy”. It is not very nice. It’s not how men should act. A lot of people in Israel are starting to question their behaviour.’
The case was adjourned until August 7 for a plea hearing after the defence requested more time to review evidence including the video. The woman is said to have admitted filing a false report as she was ‘angry and insulted’ the Israelis had filmed her having sex without her permission in Ayia Napa.
She was arrested on Sunday after earlier telling police up to a dozen men had held her down before taking it in turns to sexually assault her. Five youths were released last Thursday after DNA testing and the remaining seven were freed on Sunday. It is believed she had a holiday fling with one or more of the teens before the allegations were made.
The woman is being held at Nicosia jail where she is said to be ‘coping’ and hopes to be allowed visits from her mother, who was supporting her in court on Tuesday.
Judge Tonia Nicolaou told the court the alleged false rape claim had far-reaching repercussions, including ‘the imprisonment of 12 young people including minors.’ She ruled that the teenager should remain in custody ‘as she had no direct bond with Cyprus and could attempt to flee’.
The circulation of the video carries a maximum jail sentence of up to five years in Cyprus and Israel. A Cyprus police spokesman said: ‘We have not received any complaint about any video. If we were to receive a complaint we will investigate.’
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May 15, 2017, 7:00 am

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When you think of yourself at age 15, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Or better yet, if you have a 15-year-old at home — like I do — how would you best describe him or her?
I have to admit I found an entire range of relevant adjectives, varying from “crazy,” “inspiring,” “funny” and “deep” to “irresponsible” and “committed.” How can these terms all be relevant to a single individual?
In Israel, there is a unique expression referring to youths ages 12 to 18: “the stupid age” (in Hebrew, tipesh esre) . They are never called “youth” or “teens” and rarely are they denoted as “adolescents.” A person who is, say, 15 years old, belongs to the “stupid age.” That’s it.
Teenagers around the world generally experience the same challenges. However, the way societies refer to this age and its assigned role varies from place to place.
Brown B. Bradford, author of The World’s Youth: Adolescence in Eight Regions of the World , wrote that “one can learn a lot about the nature of adolescence in a given culture simply from the way it is defined.”
Many cultures do not even have a term defining the period of adolescence, which suggests that those cultures do not regard it as a distinct or important stage in a person’s life. “Until recently,” writes Bradford, “this was the case in many East Asian societies. Often, such societies were organized so that children take on major adult responsibilities at an early age.”
Other societies, such as India and Japan, use “youth” to refer to people in their second and possibly even first decade of life. “The Indian term for youth, which includes a range from 11 years of age to 35-year-olds, would certainly bring about different associations than the American ‘teenager,’ which is more likely to be associated with recklessness, rebellion, irresponsibility, and so on,” writes Bradford.
Evidently, definitions go a long way in providing clues to how a culture perceives its youth. Being called “stupid” in Israel would hardly seem flattering. True, it’s around aged 12 to 18 when youth tend to do stupid things. So why is Israel the only society that refers to this age group as “stupid?”
Unlike other Western societies where the definition of “adolescence” has stretched into the 20s, Israeli youth have a clearly delineated period where they are afforded an opportunity to act stupidly without harsh consequence — a limited period, 12 to 18, during which they can experiment.
Like most teenagers around the world, Israeli youth are busy partying and exploring music, fun, fashion and friends. They also find themselves struggling with existential questions, a growing sense of independence and a need to break free from social conventions and the control of their parents.
However, at 18, most of them enter a completely different chapter in their lives — military service. While their European or American counterparts have an extended adolescence that eases them into adulthood (by going to college, which doesn’t truly allow for a life transition as they remain within the boundaries of the same system they have been in since age six), Israeli youth have only five or six years to be “stupid.” They are awarded a grace period to behave foolishly without impacting their future.
The knowledge that adolescence is clearly separated from adulthood by military service serves as one of the clearest transitional signifiers.
In their “stupid age,” teenagers are expected and even encouraged to explore aspects of life that will not be accessible once they join the military. Adolescents understand they are living independent lives similar to their adult counterparts but free of responsibility. They appreciate the indulgence.
Keren Aharon, author of The Secrets of the Israeli Consumer , contends there is a widespread phenomenon among adolescents of “experimenting without having to pay the price.” In other words, youth are aware of the limited opportunity they are given and take full advantage.
Prof. Ofra Mayseless, a renowned Israeli scholar in the field of developmental psychology, conducted a survey among Israel’s secular and religious sectors in which youth in the “stupid age” were asked questions regarding their lives in Israel, their understanding of the security and political situation, and their take on military service.
The survey included questions such as “To what extent do you feel yourself to be an Israeli?” “Are you certain you will continue to live in Israel in the future?” “Do you believe there will be another war between Israel and the surrounding Arab states?” “Do you perceive Israel’s deterrence as strong or weak in the eyes of the surrounding Arab states?” “Do you believe acts of terror are a permanent part of life in Israel?”
Even without reviewing the answers, one can derive from the questions the significance of these issues, which Israeli youth face on a daily basis. More interesting is the extent, complexity and thoughtfulness of their answers:
In general, says Mayseless, “Israeli youth are highly attached to their country despite believing that life in Israel poses a constant danger.”
Values that usually characterize adolescents in Western countries, such as living in the moment or traveling abroad, are low-level among Israelis compared to values such as self-fulfillment or starting a family. Characteristics such as rebelling against the older generation and its values, self-searching and pleasure-seeking are also less characteristic of Israeli youth.
As they grow older, peers take on an extremely prominent role in Israel’s teenagers’ lives. “Israeli adolescents,” explains Mayseless, “enjoy close and involved relationships with their peers.”
Whereas 30% of 15-year-olds in France and Belgium (or 15% in Germany) report they do not spend even one night during the week with friends, that number is only 6% in Israel. More than 80% of 15-year-olds in Israel report they ﬁnd it easy to talk with their same-sex friends about things that bother them, and 60% feel so in regard to their non-same-sex friends.
Unfortunately, however, due to high stress in daily life in Israel and the societal expectation to fend for oneself, relationships with the peer group are also marked by friction and aggression, reports Mayseless.
“More than 40% of Israeli 15-year-olds (54% boys and 34% girls) report that they were victimized by peers at school, compared with 26% in Belgium or 22% in Canada. Similarly, 60% of boys and 30% of girls report bullying another peer at least once, compared with 45% and 26%, respectively, in Canada. Among Grade 11 students, 57% of boys and 17% of girls report being involved in a ﬁght at least once during the year.”
These numbers are disturbing. But at the same time, they indicate, for better or worse, that Israeli teens experience high levels of emotional involvement. As Mayseless puts it, Israeli youth are highly expressive, demonstrating strong emotional displays of warmth and intolerance, closeness and anger.
In his book Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain , Dr. Dan Siegel suggests that adolescence should be viewed as a period for great adventure and exploring, rather than a period where teens just need to “grow up.” He encourages us to think of it as one with “the most power for courage and creativity.”
Actually, this is not that different from what we would all expect from passionate entrepreneurs trying to make their vision and dream come true, despite all obstacles in their way.
Back to my crazy, inspiring, funny, deep, irresponsible and committed teenager at home. Referring to him and his friends as going through the “stupid age” enables them to act “stupidly,” or creatively, with courage and passion, while at the same time being aware of the hard truths and complex futures they face and while developing their own beliefs and opinions. Just like any entrepreneur would do.
Inbal Arieli was a lieutenant in the elite IDF intelligence 8200 unit and later took leading roles in the Israeli high-tech sector. She is a senior advisor to Start-Up Nation Central and is currently co-CEO of Synthesis. Inbal is working on an exploration of how Israeli culture breeds entrepreneurs from a young age. You can follow her on her blog or on Twitter , Facebook and Medium .
Inbal Arieli was a lieutenant in the elite IDF intelligence 8200 unit and later took leading roles in the Israeli high-tech sector. She is a senior advisor to Start-Up Nation Central and is currently co-CEO of Synthesis. You can follow her on her blog or on Twitter , Facebook and Medium .

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Photographer Iris Hassid Segal captures a group of teenage girls as they complete their mandatory military service in the IDF.
Photographer Iris Hassid Segal captures a group of teenage girls as they complete their mandatory military service in the IDF.
For Israeli citizens, conscription is a rite of passage. From the age of 18 – if you are Jewish, Druze or Circassian – military service is mandatory. Typically, men serve for three years and women two years. Although exemptions exist, like those made on religious, physical or psychological grounds, refusal to serve in the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) can lead to imprisonment.
At Eighteen is a project by photographer Iris Hassid Segal, who received special permission to photograph at a basic training camp for women in 2007, several years after completing her own military service.
Back then, Segal says, “I didn’t feel connected to what I was doing, and I felt estranged to the whole army spirit; I was quite bored. Luckily, I had a lot of free time. I searched for courses to enrol in and that was how I started to study photography at the Camera Obscura School of Photography.”
Kickstarting her career as a commercial photographer, Segal returned to her personal photography projects when her daughter was around three years old. “I was drawn to the influence of culture on feminine identity and the performative collaboration with the camera by my infant daughter and her friends,” she says.
It was during this time, when American and Western culture was just taking hold in Israel, that Segal started to work on her first major photo project Over-Looking , focusing on girl culture in Israel.
“[For the project], I’d been following the preparations of an 18-year-old senior at high-school for her prom party. Her name was Anna. She said she was about to join the army and I suggested that I follow her there and photograph her at the military base. She laughed and said, ‘Sure…’”
Segal wasn’t joking. Determined, she managed to get permission from the IDF to visit and photograph the military basic training in Camp 80.
“Without notifying Anna, I arrived at the camp, and she couldn’t believe I had kept my word and that I had gotten permission,” Segal recalls. “I joined two sessions of military basic training, going there nearly every day. I got permission just at the end of Anna’s training, so she hardly appears in the series, but still, she is my motivation for starting it.”
Looking at the photos, we’re invited to focus on details: the fake nails, the outdated mobiles that we all owned back in 2007, girls taking selfies before ‘selfie’ had even entered our vocabulary. In all these scenes, there is a self-consciousness that most of us can relate to at that age.
“I was certain that mobile phones would not be allowed inside this camp, and their obsession with documenting themselves and maintaining their appearance all the time, was something I was drawn to,” says Segal.
“They were very serious about their looks and their makeup rituals. In their free time, they smoked and talked on their phones, all the while hanging onto their guns – they are not allowed to leave the weapons anywhere.”
Contrasting the experience to her own time in basic training, Segal says it was totally different. For a start, there were no cameras during her training; only a military
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