1992. Geraldo Rivera’s news program Now It Can Be Told with a feature looking at Israeli prostitution. We learn how nearly half a million Russian immigrants have come to Israel over the past two years only to learn that 40% of newcomers cannot find work. Alexander Johnson reporting speaks to an Israeli call girl, and also undercover to a newly arrived Russian woman.
Sexual acts in exchange for money were legal in Israeli until 2018. Crackdowns on red light areas and related fronts for prostitution have increased since that time.