TEL AVIV (Reuters) - The 2011 party in central Israel turned grim when a woman was cornered by two men in a side-room. It was a strength-in-numbers moment that inspired one of the friends, Neta Schreiber, to develop SafeUp, an app that allows women who feel threatened or unsafe to summon help from other subscribers. While Tel Aviv is considered relatively safe in terms of violent crime, the new app has been welcomed by its women. Some 45% of women subjected to violence or threats of violence file complaints with police. "Personally, I feel in Tel Aviv really safe, and I usually don't go super late at night.

Source: The Star March 15, 2021 17:10 UTC