This study examined Israeli public perceptions of institutional child sexual abuse (CSA) in the Malka Leifer case. Leifer is a Jewish ultra-Orthodox former Melbourne school principal who is wanted in Australia on CSA charges, after fleeing to Israel. Based on a qualitative analysis of 2,451 reader comments retrieved from four Israeli news websites and six public Facebook pages, the findings indicated diverse attitudes toward the alleged perpetrator, the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, state authorities, and victims. All parties involved were criticized, but less so the victims. Criticisms included sociopolitical and gender stereotypes, and demonic attributions. Positive comments were directed at all involved, even the alleged perpetrator, and especially the victims. The results demonstrate the need to better understand CSA portrayals in cyberspace, as they affect both public and policymaker attitudes, and the importance of fighting prejudicial discourse about the ultra-Orthodox community, especially in light of its changing attitudes regarding CSA.

本研究调查了以色列公众对 Malka Leifer 案中儿童机构性虐待 (CSA) 的看法。Leifer 是一名犹太极端正统派前墨尔本学校校长，在逃往以色列后因 CSA 指控在澳大利亚被通缉。根据对从四个以色列新闻网站和六个公共 Facebook 页面检索到的 2,451 条读者评论进行的定性分析，调查结果表明对被指控的肇事者、极端正统犹太社区、国家当局和受害者的不同态度。各方都受到了批评，但受害者却少之又少。批评包括社会政治和性别刻板印象，以及恶魔般的归因。对所有相关人员，甚至是被指控的肇事者，尤其是受害者，都发表了积极的评论。