לְחץ כאן לטקסט העתירה בעברית       

לאחר קריאת טקסט העתירה יש לחזור לעמוד זה כדי לחתום עליה

 

Note: Only divorced fathers or those in the process of getting divorced who have suffered and are suffering from crimes against humanity from the State of Israel are entitled to sign this petition.

 

PETITION TO REDRESS CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY 

 

WHEREAS, it is evident that within the context of family law, the State of Israel and its Supreme Court, Chief Rabbinate, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Welfare, Attorney General, Commissioner of Police, Law Enforcement and Collection Agency, and associated entities and individuals (collectively referred to as "Israel"), stand accused of perpetrating crimes against humanity specifically targeting divorced (or divorcing) fathers and their children.  Said crimes include, but are not limited to, acts of torture, persecution, unlawful imprisonment, and other forms of inhumane treatment intentionally causing immeasurable mental pain and suffering to fathers and their children. Such actions flagrantly contravene international laws and the laws, public policies and treaties of the United States of America.

WHEREAS, Israel operates as a state sponsor of parental alienation (also known as "parental alienation syndrome").  Israel’s own Appellate Court Judge, the Honorable Erez Shani, has formally censured Israel’s Ministry of Welfare for its systemic perpetration of parental alienation against fathers and their children.[1]  Honorable Erez Shani expressed the following words: 

"I saw the postponement requests and said that I would like to hold the hearing, I will explain why… in 2019 I started dealing with claims of parental alienation. The women's organizations stood up against me, but when I got to study the issue… I discovered a new phenomenon - the welfare services create this situation due to the way the operate."  Click here for source article quoting Judge Erez Shani.

WHEREAS, Israel codifies a discriminatory 'tender years' law rooted in religious law (Judaism), automatically awarding sole custody to mothers of children, at least up to the age of 6.  This grossly outdated and unconstitutional practice deprives fathers of due process and equal protection under the law, inter alia, leading to the onset and exacerbation of parental alienation syndrome from an early age. 

WHEREAS, According to the world renowned publication, “Psychiatric Times”, "Causing parental alienation in a child is on par with physical and sexual abuse. It is considered child psychological abuse and is subsumed in DSM-5 (V995.51)... . Parental alienation is real, definable, and toxic. In severe cases, it is so malignant that it can undermine a child’s psychological development. It is not hyperbole to say it can be catastrophic."  Click here for source article from the Psychiatric Times.  As clinically defined by preeminent child psychologist, Dr. Richard Gardner: “parental alienation syndrome (PAS) is a childhood disorder that arises almost exclusively in the context of child-custody disputes. Its primary manifestation is the child’s campaign of denigration against a good, loving parent—a campaign that has no justification. It results from the combination of a programming (brainwashing) parent’s indoctrinations and the child’s own contributions to the vilification of the target parent.”

WHEREAS, Israel imposes punitive child support orders against alienated fathers under the pretext of legitimate custody arrangements, thus accelerating the demise of fathers through methods of sheer extortion and persecution.  

WHEREAS, Israel inextricably entangles Jewish and family law by mandating laws based on religion, implementing a double indemnity system that wholly favors mothers and enables them to unleash virtual absolute leverage in custody, alimony, child support, and property matters.  For instance, fathers are compelled by religious fiat to pay full child support obligations until their children reach at least the age of 6, regardless of whether the mother earns as much or more than the father.  By way of another example, redundant property distributions are enforced against fathers — one pertaining to the “symbolic” Ketubah (Jewish Marital Contract) and another concerning the distribution of property in the "civil" court.  

WHEREAS, Israel deliberately and programmatically subjects fathers to open-air imprisonment through the imposition of draconian no-exit travel bans (referred to as “no-exit ban”).  Indeed, many fathers face dual no-exit bans – one from the Rabbinical Family Court, while the other originates from the "civil" family court.  These no-exit bans unlawfully deny fathers their fundamental due process rights and freedom to travel, effectively acting as a tool to compel submission to Israeli jurisdiction and coerce painful concessions regarding custody and financial interests under sheer duress.  This dire situation, particularly burdensome for fathers with livelihoods outside Israel, frequently leads to unemployment, severe economic hardship, homelessness, and in the most tragic cases, suicide.  With the automatic granting and devastating impact of no-exit bans, mothers perniciously and routinely seek to obtain these orders against fathers ex parte. This occurs before any outstanding child support obligations and often even before a claim for child support is initiated. 

WHEREAS, Israel deliberately and systematically incentivizes and rewards mothers for fabricating false domestic violence claims against fathers by awarding custody and inflated child support awards on such false pretenses, while deliberately refusing to prosecute them for criminal perjury or any related offense.  This gives rise to a veritable false claims industrial complex against fathers.  This nefarious practice is designed to advance the mother's pecuniary interests while eroding the human dignity, natural custody rights, and assets of fathers.  

WHEREAS, Israel systematically and deliberately ignores claims of domestic violence against mothers while blindly enforcing similar claims against fathers. 

WHEREAS, Israel systematically violates fathers' fundamental due process rights by routinely intimidating and discouraging them from filing and contesting pleadings. This is done through imposing disproportionately high security bonds, excessively cruel fines, and/or threats thereof. This ordeal impairs fathers' ability to meaningfully participate in court proceedings, resulting in disproportionate advantages for mothers.

WHEREAS, Israel has intentionally inflicted immeasurable mental pain and suffering to fathers and their children through the aforementioned crimes against humanity.

NOW THEREFORE, I, the undersigned, affirm that Israel subjected me to at least two of the following crimes against humanity:

1. I was subjected to a religion-based 'tender years' law, which stipulates by default that the mother of my children has sole custody until they reach at least the age of 6. This provision sanctioned the onset and exacerbation of parental alienation.

2. My children were alienated from me based on the grievous acts of their abusive and alienating mother.

3. Israel deliberately and systematically disregarded my claims and evidence of parental alienation, thereby enabling the initiation and exacerbation of parental alienation in collusion with the abusive and alienating mother.

4. Court-appointed and purported experts colluded with Israel and my ex-wife by deliberately and systematically ignoring evidence of parental alienation, thereby enabling the initiation and exacerbation of parental alienation.

5. Court-appointed and purported experts colluded with Israel and my ex-wife by deliberately and systematically ignoring evidence of child abuse perpetrated by my ex-wife.  

6. Court-appointed and purported experts colluded with Israel and my ex-wife by deliberately and systematically ignoring evidence of spousal abuse perpetrated by my ex-wife.  

7. The Court systematically disregarded court-appointed expert testimony whenever it favored my custodial rights as a father, solely based on my gender.

8. Israel unjustly sentenced me to a contact center (a/k/a "Merkaz Kesher") where fathers meet their children under supervision and for minimal time, perpetuating parental alienation.

9. Israel's imposition of child support obligations, despite my ex-wife's perpetuation of parental alienation, created a double jeopardy scenario, inflicting both extreme psychological harm on my children and me, as well as punitive economic measures.

10. I was subjected to defamatory and maliciously false domestic violence claims by my ex-wife.  

11. I was unlawfully arrested based on the aforesaid false domestic violence claims.

12. I was unlawfully imprisoned based on the aforesaid false domestic violence claims.

13. I was unlawfully indicted based on the aforesaid false domestic violence claims.

14. I was unlawfully alienated from my beloved children based on the aforesaid false domestic violence claims. 

15. The aforesaid false domestic violence claims resulted in a protection order that unlawfully alienated me from my beloved children.

16. The aforesaid false domestic violence claims resulted in a protection order being issued on behalf of my perjuring ex-wife.  

17. The aforementioned false domestic violence claims resulted in unfounded custody rights for my ex-wife.

18. The aforementioned false domestic violence claims resulted in unwarranted child support awards for my ex-wife.

19. The aforementioned false domestic violence claims were premeditated to unfairly tilt family court proceedings in my ex-wife's favor by falsely portraying me as a violent male.

20. Despite my ex-wife filing the aforementioned false domestic violence claims, a battered spouse shelter was arranged for her and our children. This shelter unlawfully shielded her from liability, unjustly enriched her with state sponsored benefits, and facilitated her perpetration of parental alienation, while unlawfully detaining my children, inter alia.

21. The aforesaid false domestic violence claims were eventually dismissed against me.

22. I was acquitted of the aforesaid false domestic violence claims.

23. Despite filing criminal perjury claims against my ex-wife, she faced no legal consequences for filing the aforementioned false domestic violence claims. 

24.Despite filing domestic violence claims against my ex-wife, she faced no legal repercussions. 

25. Israel applies a double standard of justice: while incentivizing and acting on false domestic violence claims against fathers, they summarily dismissed my claims and evidence of domestic violence against my ex-wife solely because of my gender as a male.

26. Due to the inextricable entanglement of religious and family law, I found myself subjected to dual no-exit bans. One ban was issued by the Rabbinical Family Court, while the other originated from the "civil" family court. These draconian bans aimed to coerce painful concessions regarding custody and financial interests under sheer duress while unjustly enriching my ex-wife.

27. A no-exit ban was issued against me by the "civil" family court before any claim for child support was made.

28. A no-exit ban was issued against me by the "civil" family court before any outstanding child support debt was incurred.

29. A no-exit ban was issued against me by the Rabbinical Family Court before any claim for child support was made.

30. A no-exit ban was issued against me by the Rabbinical Family Court before any outstanding child support debt was incurred.

31. The no-exit ban hindered my ability to continue or pursue my occupation, which was located outside of Israel.

32. The no-exit ban caused significant financial ruin for me, preventing me from sustaining myself or fulfilling child support obligations, inter alia.

33. The no-exit ban resulted in unemployment.  

34. The no-exit ban rendered me homeless.

35. I was denied the right to legal aid despite devolving into a state of financial destitution. 

36. In order to temporarily lift the no-exit ban, I was Court ordered to post excessive and punitive bail, unjustly treated as if I were a violent criminal accused of felonious offenses.

37. In order to temporarily lift the no-exit ban, I was Court ordered to collateralize human guarantors, unjustly treated as if I were a violent criminal accused of felonious offenses.

38. In a scenario resembling double jeopardy, the inextricable entanglement of Jewish and family law necessitates payment of multiple property distributions—one for the Ketubah and another for the distribution of property in the "civil" court.

39. I was deceived into signing a Ketubah, a marital document, which was deliberately misrepresented to me as a symbolic document rather than a legally binding contract. It was written in Aramaic, a language I am completely unable to comprehend.

40. Despite the Ketubah being intended as a symbolic document and being written in Aramaic, a language I cannot understand, Israel attempted to compel enforcement of its provisions against me.

41. I faced inequitable child support obligations solely because of my gender as a male, regardless of whether my ex-wife earned as much or more than me.

42. Israel did not equitably adjust my child support obligations to account for either my loss of income or the increased income of my ex-wife.

43. Israel compelled me to pay child support even though my salary was equal to or lower than that of my ex-wife, and we maintained shared custody.

44. Israel regularly deterred me from filing and contesting family court pleadings by imposing a civilly lethal combination of disproportionately high security bonds, cruel and excessive fines, and/or threats of same. 

45. As a Hebrew illiterate litigant, I was denied fundamental due process rights, including access to a translator during family court hearings where critical matters such as custody and financial claims were "adjudicated" against me.

46. As a Hebrew illiterate litigant, I was denied fundamental due process rights, including the provision of actual audio recordings of critical court hearings where matters such as custody and financial claims were "adjudicated" against me. This denial prevented me from verifying transcripts and participating in the legal process.

47. As a Hebrew illiterate litigant, I was denied fundamental due process rights, including the ability to challenge transcripts of critical court hearings riddled with errors. These inaccuracies compromised the factual record used to "adjudicate" claims of custody and financial interests against me.

48. My children were unlawfully retained in Israel in clear violation of the Hague Abduction Convention (“Convention”).

49. My children were unlawfully abducted to Israel in clear violation of the Convention.

50. Israel's automatic granting of temporary child support relief to my ex-wife compromised proceedings and prematurely asserted jurisdiction in clear violation of the Convention.  This occurred before a final decision was made regarding the Convention

51. Israel's automatic granting of alimony relief to my ex-wife compromised proceedings and prematurely asserted jurisdiction in clear violation of the Convention. This occurred before a final decision was made regarding the Convention.

52. Israel's automatic imposition of a no-exit ban against me compromised proceedings and prematurely asserted jurisdiction in clear violation of the Convention.  This occurred before a final decision was made regarding the Convention

53. Israel imposed excessive and punitive fines as retaliation for my assertion of my children’s right to return home pursuant to the Convention, which is supposed to guarantee free filings.

54. Israel's deliberate non-compliance with the Convention is well-documented and routine, demonstrating its role as a state sponsor of international child abduction and unlawful retention.

55. While I was not physically present in Israel, I was unlawfully denied any contact with my children in furtherance of state sponsored parental alienation, inter alia.

56. While I was not physically present in Israel, I was denied fundamental due process rights as Israel refused to accept my pleadings during proceedings in which critical matters such as custody and financial claims were "adjudicated" against me, inter alia.

57. While I was not physically present in Israel, I was denied fundamental due process rights as Israel refused to provide notice of critical matters regarding my custody rights and financial interests, inter alia.

58. While I was not physically present in Israel, I was denied fundamental due process rights as Israel refused to provide an opportunity to be heard during critical matters regarding my custody rights and financial interests, inter alia.

59. Israel flagrantly disregarded a marital agreement that reaffirmed my rights in a family law matter, aiming to shield my ex-wife from liability for failing to fulfill her contractual obligations.

60. Israel deliberately disregarded a foreign order reaffirming my rights in a family law matter.

61. As a consequence of the preceding actions,Israel has unjustly deprived my children of their father and me of my fatherhood.

62. Notably, the unending torment of being forcibly alienated from one's beloved children and parent is utterly unquantifiable and insufferable, affecting both the child and the parent equally.  

63. My beloved children have endured immeasurable mental harm as a result of the aforesaid crimes against humanity.

64. I have suffered immeasurable mental, reputational, and economic harm as a result of the aforementioned crimes against humanity.

65. The preceding actions left me feeling suicidal and mentally tormented beyond words.

66. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary, I reserve all rights and remedies, and waive none. I assert the same on behalf of my children.

I attest under penalty of perjury that all of my statements are true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.