Published 1 August 2024 at 17.35
Foreign. Nine Israeli soldiers were arrested on suspicion of raping a Palestinian prisoner. Now they are defended by Israel's national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and other top politicians who consider the rape to be “legitimate”.
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On Monday night, an Israeli mob stormed two military facilities and tried to free nine reservists from the Israel Defense Forces, IDF, who are suspected of raping and abusing a Palestinian prisoner.
The man's injuries to what is described as “a sensitive body part” are said to be so severe that he lost the ability to walk.
Videos on social media show the crowd attacking military police at the Sde Teiman military base and prison outside Be'er Sheva in southern Israel.
They are trying to free the soldiers who are suspected of sexually assaulting Palestinian prisoners. pic.twitter.com/0TmyJ63CIe
— Benzi Sanders (@BenzionSanders) July 29, 2024
As Israeli politicians discussed the abuse on Monday, opinions were divided about the appropriateness of such behavior. Hanoch Milwidsky of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party, defended the rape. He was then asked if it is legitimate “to insert a stick into a person's rectum?”
– Yes! shouted Milwidsky in response to his Knesset colleague and continued:
– If it is a Nukhba [Hamas fighter], everything is legitimate! Everything!
According to CBC News, Milwidsky was so excited in his defense of the rape that he screamed and yelled at his critics.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir meanwhile defends the captured soldiers in a post on X.
“Hands off the reservists,” he writes.
The IDF is believed to have detained thousands of Palestinians – including women, children and doctors – since October 7, 2023.
The Chief Rabbi of the Israeli Defense Forces, Eyal Krim, has previously said that Jews have the right to rape non-Jewish women in wartime. After being criticized for the comment, however, he claimed that these Jewish rules did not apply in modern times.
Israeli officials debate if it's OK to rape Palestinian prisoners
Israel is so depraved it's hard to imagine anyone supporting them without misguided religious beliefs or a personal motive
That's why I'm so against anyone tying our struggle to theirs
pic.twitter.com/KEmgAEpsUc— Keith Woods (@KeithWoodsYT) July 31, 2024
They are rioting for the right to rape Palestinian prisoners. Literally.
Israel has exposed itself for the sick, repulsive and depraved entity it really is.pic.twitter.com/8JbmdEY32V
— sarah (@sahouraxo) July 30, 2024
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