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These soldiers were literally caught on tape raping a Palestinian. Their initial arrest sparked the infamous right to rape protests. Apparently the protest succeeded in its aims of total impunity for torture and abuse of Palestinians
BREAKING: The Israeli military says it is dropping charges against five soldiers who were accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee.
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UpInArms
(54,835 posts)That wish I believed in hell
Because, if there is a hell, these people belong there for eternity
yellow dahlia
(5,646 posts)LiberalArkie
(19,709 posts)Kid Berwyn
(24,144 posts)In addition to being wrong in every civilized sense and the law.
Bluetus
(2,677 posts)Never have been. We reserve the right to commit war crimes with impunity.
unweird
(3,290 posts)The excuse that we (US forces) would get hauled off to The Hague was and is still bullshit. If conduct warrants ICC sanctions then so be it.
whathehell
(30,443 posts)but "they"
yellow dahlia
(5,646 posts)vanessa_ca
(879 posts)MustLoveBeagles
(15,982 posts)And right to rape?
Celerity
(54,249 posts)https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2024/8/13/israeli-protesters-rally-for-the-right-to-rape-prisoners
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-hamas-war-idf-palestinian-prisoner-alleged-rape-sde-teinman-abuse-protest/

Far right supporters storm Negev military detention center in Israel
Led by ultranationalist elected officials and ministers, a crowd stormed the Sde Teiman base to protest the arrest of nine reservists suspected of having raped a Palestinian detainee.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/07/30/far-right-supporters-storm-negev-military-detention-center-in-israel_6705115_4.html
MustLoveBeagles
(15,982 posts)RW extremism is a sickness everywhere it seems.
No surprises here. Same old story, same old song and dance my friend
OMGWTF
(5,091 posts)multigraincracker
(37,461 posts)those raping them and their families.
aeromanKC
(3,881 posts)Buddyzbuddy
(2,477 posts)A warrant for Netanyahu's arrest has been issued. As well as Putin's. Much like Dutuerte, they can and should be arrested if they step foot in a country that is a signatory of the I.C.C. agreement.
FakeNoose
(41,284 posts)Last edited Thu Mar 12, 2026, 11:05 PM - Edit history (1)
Asking for a country ....
sarisataka
(22,598 posts)Not that gender should matter, criminal is criminal
ihaveaquestion
(4,615 posts)Can you post the link to the article as well?
Bettie
(19,602 posts)though, I'm not the OP!
https://apnews.com/article/israel-gaza-war-palestinians-prison-abuse-b11e5f0639b7fe51c5ea101f4b320f56
ETA: Fortuitously, it's only 4 paragraphs! (EDIT 2) there is more at the link, background on the situation. I didn't page down far enough past the ads.
JERUSALEM (AP) Israels military on Thursday said it was dropping charges against five soldiers accused of beating and sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee in an alleged assault partially caught on camera.
The decision, which came as much of the countrys attention was focused on the war with Iran, closed a flashpoint case that has bitterly divided Israel since the soldiers were arrested in 2024 at the notorious Sde Teiman military prison, prompting anger from members of the far-right government and hard-line ultranationalists who violently overran the prison in protest.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the announcement, while human rights groups accused the military of ignoring one of the gravest instances of abuse in the countrys network of wartime prisons.
Israels military advocate general just gave his soldiers license to rape -- so long as the victim is Palestinian, said Sari Bashi, executive director of the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel, after the case was dismissed. She said the decision was the latest in a long line of actions that whitewash abuses against detainees whose frequency and severity have worsened since Oct. 7, 2023.
ihaveaquestion
(4,615 posts)popsdenver
(2,191 posts)about the women and children taken captive by the Border Patrol and ICE, starting with Trump's first installation in the White House...........Especially the thousands of kids, kept in chain link pens during his first term, kept from public view, that simply disappeared with NO record of where they all went.......
Bettie
(19,602 posts)I expect we'll eventually find out and it won't be good news.
Clouds Passing
(7,865 posts)Orrex
(67,002 posts)Clouds Passing
(7,865 posts)That would be the worst punishment for them because then they would be able to see themselves for what they have done in all their horror.
Orrex
(67,002 posts)Ive been told again and again that every bit is justified because Hamas committed violent rape.
Well, apparently its ok if Bibis thugs are the ones doing the violent raping.
And before anyone chimes in with the usual accusations, let me be clear: Hamas is a vile terrorist regime that should be wiped out to its last member, but that has nothing to do with Netanyahus years-long campaign of civilian slaughter.
multigraincracker
(37,461 posts)like in the name of god. On both sides.
Grins
(9,420 posts)It took a long time but I have gone from supporter to hater. Could not have done it without them.
ABC123Easy
(245 posts)#99999999999 for me.
Their government and those who support them. Not the Israeli people who do not. Same as the US right now.
kimbutgar
(27,183 posts)And especially the evil Bibi.
DFW
(60,077 posts)Ah, the perils of auto-correct .
pansypoo53219
(23,015 posts)this is sooooo stupid. instead of friends, israel prefers enemies(so bibi can keep power).
malaise
(295,381 posts)Other than sick fucks led by monsters
Crunchy Frog
(28,243 posts)multigraincracker
(37,461 posts)they are jailed or executed. ALL AID.
IcyPeas
(25,360 posts)Grim Chieftain
(1,617 posts)May karma be a bitch.
Exp
(908 posts)multigraincracker
(37,461 posts)Mossfern
(4,697 posts)I do not support it, but wonder why it's being brought up today - especially since there was just an attack on a synagogue in Michigan.
I condemn the soldiers and those who support their heinous acts completely and wholeheartedly.
Some here are blaming "Israel." how many Israelis support such horrendous abuse?
Should the US be abolished because of the actions of the Trump administration?
eta: meant as a response to kimbutgar
Celerity
(54,249 posts)Mossfern
(4,697 posts)What does that have to do with the protest in '24 except that it involves the same creeps.
Netanyahu and his ilk are to be detested - I agree with that.
Celerity
(54,249 posts)Prairie Gates
(7,967 posts)You're questioning the currency of the reference when it is clear as day.
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Mossfern
(4,697 posts)lest there be misunderstanding about this travesty of justice:
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-889791
There are human rights groups in Israel who are just as outraged by this decision.
One of the reasons I post this is the danger of blaming the entire group (Jews) for the actions of wrongdoers.
This is in light of today's attack on a synagogue in Michigan .... and history.
Scalded Nun
(1,669 posts)If the soldier's received any punishment at all it would be because they let the woman live.
70sEraVet
(5,442 posts)Scalded Nun
(1,669 posts)70sEraVet
(5,442 posts)He compares the leak of the video to the "blood libel", where Jews were often in history blamed, WITHOUT EVIDENCE, for the death a gentile child.
He has succeeded in making 'anti-Semitism' a meaningless word, simply something to utter when you wish to cover your crimes.
He is bad for the Jews, ALL the Jews, whether they know it or not.
Celerity
(54,249 posts)Buddyzbuddy
(2,477 posts)Netanyahu and by extension, much of Israel will become very desperate to keep Republicans in power because the alternative is not a positive outcome for Israel/American relations.
Anybody supported by AIPAC and cooperating PACs are suspect.
Netanyahu is most responsible for putting targets on my Jewish friend's backs. I fear for them.
They want no part of how the Palestinian's have been treated. Oct. 7th was horrible, no doubt, but you don't take it out on innocent women and children and expect the world to accept it. Sure, immediate reaction would be expected, but the prolonged torture and genocide was and is unacceptable. Especially, since Netanyahu is obviously using the opportunity to stay out of prison. Your friends and allies would have been by Israel's side in support of punishment and retribution but this is not that.
Martin68
(27,586 posts)Can someone verify the truth of these charges?
Figarosmom
(11,543 posts)And if I knew any of those men I would have nothing to do with them ever again.
JokeHer
(47 posts)DOWN with the patriarchy once and for all!!!
Lonestarblue
(13,451 posts)The IDF regularly murders Palestinians in Jerusalem and the West Bank with total immunity from accountability. Palestinians, including, are locked up with no charges and kept imprisoned indefinitely. Imprisoned Palestinians are tortured and raped. It sickens me that my tax dollars help support this brutal regime.
