Feeling threatened or worried about your safety? Do not take chances with your personal safety. Act today to seek legal protection.
In immediate danger, call the police on 100.
Israel Arama, Attorney at LawFormerly with the Tel Aviv District Attorney’s Office (Criminal Division).
Feeling threatened or worried about your safety? Do not take chances with your personal safety. Act today to seek legal protection.
In immediate danger, call the police on 100.
When someone threatens you, you do not have to face it alone. We stand alongside you and act firmly to seek a suitable order protecting you and keeping the threatening person away.
Read the full guide on this subjectWe establish what happened, whether the threat is continuing and what protection can be sought. In immediate danger, call the police on 100.
We gather messages, documentation and facts showing the threat and the need for protection.
We seek an order and conditions addressing the case. If an application was made against you, we prepare a response and representation to protect your rights.
When your safety is threatened, you need more than an explanation of the procedure. My prosecution work brings experience in assessing evidence, identifying inconsistencies and presenting clear arguments. I stand alongside you and act firmly to seek suitable protection, or respond to an order requested against you.
You do not have to face a threat or legal proceedings alone.
Still have a question? Ask me directly. The initial call comes with no obligation.
Still have a question? Ask me directly. The initial call comes with no obligation.
I found myself in serious trouble with my ex-wife and felt as though my life was over. I called him first thing in the morning before the questioning. He explained on the phone exactly what would happen in the questioning room, without complicated language, and prepared me for every question. After questioning I was released home. He sent letters, pressed where needed, and eventually the case was closed without any charge or blemish on my record. From now on, I know whom to turn to.
When I was arrested, my family was terribly anxious. From the moment he became involved, he got things moving and secured my release to an alternative to detention. He always made sure to update my wife, reassure her and explain exactly what was happening at every stage. Outside the courtroom he speaks to you like a friend, but inside, facing the judge and the prosecution, he is one of the best I have seen. I came out of it with the best outcome I could have hoped for.
If this experience taught me anything, it is how important it is to choose the right lawyer from the outset. I received a hearing letter and did not really think there was any chance of persuading the prosecution to change its mind. He took charge of the case and prepared remarkable arguments for the hearing. In the end, the case was closed before it even reached court. Adv. Israel is an incredibly skilled professional who knows the law inside out, and from the start he made me feel I had someone I could rely on. A true fighter for justice. He was worth every shekel.
I am a completely ordinary person. I worked as a security guard at Soroka and had never had any dealings with the police. One day I was called in for questioning and my firearms licence was taken away, so I lost my job. I sent letters, but they would not return it. A friend recommended Israel. Within a month, he had changed the grounds for closing my case to absence of guilt and also managed to restore my firearm and livelihood. I had already used another lawyer before him, and there is really no comparison. I felt his effort and his availability for all my questions in a way I had not known was possible. He restored my faith in lawyers.
I met Israel completely by chance at the Be'er Sheva station, and he was like an angel from heaven. Unlike the other lawyers I had, he was always available, gave good advice and fought tooth and nail for me in a difficult case. He is truly excellent at what he does.
Before I met Israel, I thought all was lost. Some people had managed to deceive me and take my vehicle without actually paying me. I went to the police, and they referred me to court. Through a short court process, Israel managed to get my vehicle back quickly.
'Restraining order' is a common name for decisions that do not all belong to the same procedure. A protection order concerns domestic violence, an order to prevent threatening harassment may also be appropriate where there is no family relationship, and restrictions on contact or proximity may be imposed in criminal proceedings. The first step is to establish what happened, who the parties are and which order is sought or has already been made.
Adv. Israel Arama represents both people seeking protection and those required to respond to an application throughout Israel, by arrangement. In immediate danger, contact the police first by calling 100; contacting the office is not a substitute for an emergency response.
It is useful to organise events by date and distinguish between what you experienced directly and information received from others. Messages, photographs, medical records and details of earlier complaints can support the assessment. The facts must be presented accurately: the application and affidavit may later be examined against the other party's response.
The question is whether the conditions for the chosen procedure are met and which restrictions should be requested, not simply whether conduct was unpleasant. Define the protection needed and connect each requested measure to supporting facts and records.
Connect the threatening conduct to the protection needed now. Explain who the parties are, what happened, when events occurred and why further harm is feared. Attach focused records and define the restrictions sought, such as no contact or exclusion from a place. If urgent, explain that urgency factually and prepare the affidavit and the possibility of answering questions later.
In suitable cases, an urgent decision may be made without the other party present, followed by a hearing under the law and the decisions already made. An interim order is neither the end of the examination nor a criminal conviction. The hearing date, period of validity and specific instructions must be checked, rather than applying one timetable to every order.
Breaching an order may lead to criminal proceedings. If an extension, relaxation or change is needed, the appropriate application must be made rather than changing the conditions independently. It is important to document incidents and bring the complete decision for review, so that the application addresses the existing order and the relief required.
An order application seeks court protection. It does not by itself open a police investigation against the person threatening you. Where an offence is suspected, assess a separate complaint and the supporting material to include. The two routes can proceed alongside one another, each requiring preparation. Keep the court decision and complaint details, if filed, so immediate protection and the investigation of the allegation are handled consistently and systematically.
Prepare a short chronology, select relevant incidents and make sure each document can be explained. Messages should not necessarily be isolated: context may change their meaning. Review details the other side may raise and distinguish personal knowledge, interpretation and concern about future events. This supports a clear, accurate account and focused answers, explaining why the particular restrictions in the application or response are requested.
Read the complete decision and note its duration, exclusion distances and contact prohibitions. Keep a copy accessible and record new incidents factually. Breaches or changed circumstances require assessment of the appropriate approach to police or court. A private agreement to speak should not be assumed to alter an existing order. Before expiry, assess whether an extension is needed and what current evidence supports it. In immediate danger, call the police on 100.
Keep the application and complete decision, check the hearing date and prepare a response and relevant records. Comply with an order while it remains in force, even when disputing the allegations. The linked restraining-order article also explains preparation from the respondent's perspective.
