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Israels top military lawyer arrested after she admitted leaking video of abuse

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Post by g-b-r »

nosianu wrote: post #16
watwut wrote: post #15

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The flagging is not symmetrical.

I see barely any Israel discussions on this site, so if it is not symmetrical the main reason for that has to be that the submissions favoring one side or the other are very uneven, which is nobody's fault and not a problem. Especially since even being very generous, those discussions are not a good fit for this site. It's not like you don't have enough places to go if you really want to have one, it really does not…

Did you try to search? There are many, but they typically don't stay on the front page

Re: Israels top military lawyer arrested after she admitted leaking video of abuse

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Post by richardfeynman »

snypher wrote: post #38
richardfeynman wrote: post #34

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This is an allegation. There's been no trial and the footage, which was doctored, does not clearly show this. Innocent until proven guilty.

Reuters—OHCHR: weaponisation of food as potential war crime (June 24, 2025). Reuters—UN adds IDF to list of grave violators against children (June 7, 2024). Reuters—breakdown of verified Gaza deaths (women/children) from UN rights office (Nov 8, 2024). Just allegations.

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Re: Israels top military lawyer arrested after she admitted leaking video of abuse

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Post by mikkupikku »

richardfeynman wrote: post #43
snypher wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Reuters—OHCHR: weaponisation of food as potential war crime (June 24, 2025). Reuters—UN adds IDF to list of grave violators against children (June 7, 2024). Reuters—breakdown of verified Gaza deaths (women/children) from UN rights office (Nov 8, 2024). Just allegations.

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Do you really expect all of us to defer our judgement and trust in the integrity of the Israeli courts? The knife didn't shove itself into that prisoner's ass. Those soldiers are rapists.

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Post by FridayoLeary »

mikkupikku wrote: post #31

The whole situation is so extreme it almost reads like sick parody. Last year there were riots in Israel when some IDF soldiers were arrested for raping prisoners. The riots were in defense of the rapists, and were attended not only by extremist Israeli civilians but also Israeli lawmakers, who stormed the military base where the rapists were being held. The leaker releases a video of some of the abuse and is then ac…

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Post by mikkupikku »

FridayoLeary wrote: post #45
mikkupikku wrote: post #31

The whole situation is so extreme it almost reads like sick parody. Last year there were riots in Israel when some IDF soldiers were arrested for raping prisoners. The riots were in defense of the rapists, and were attended not only by extremist Israeli civilians but also Israeli lawmakers, who stormed the military base where the rapists were being held. The leaker releases a video of some of the abuse and is then ac…

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> The real reason there is such a huge backlash against her is because anyone with room temperature iq would predict that that would be how Israels opponents would take it,

What matters more, prosecuting rapists or protecting Israel's reputation? That's not really a question, I already have your answer.

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Post by StopDisinfo910 »

FridayoLeary wrote: post #45
mikkupikku wrote: post #31

The whole situation is so extreme it almost reads like sick parody. Last year there were riots in Israel when some IDF soldiers were arrested for raping prisoners. The riots were in defense of the rapists, and were attended not only by extremist Israeli civilians but also Israeli lawmakers, who stormed the military base where the rapists were being held. The leaker releases a video of some of the abuse and is then ac…

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I strongly condemn the October terrorist attack but I don’t see how someone can defend the morality of the IDF after the Gaza campaign.

We are talking of an army arbitrarily establishing no go zone in the middle of streets, not publishing them and then having snipers shoot down civilians crossing these imaginary lines including the ones coming to get back the corpses of their murdered family members. An army so blood thirsty they shot their own defenceless hostage who came in front of them with hands raised.

It’s pretty clear at that point that the IDF has absolutely no moral. This doesn’t in any way mean I support Hamas.

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StopDisinfo910 wrote: post #47
FridayoLeary wrote: post #45

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I strongly condemn the October terrorist attack but I don’t see how someone can defend the morality of the IDF after the Gaza campaign. We are talking of an army arbitrarily establishing no go zone in the middle of streets, not publishing them and then having snipers shoot down civilians crossing these imaginary lines including the ones coming to get back the corpses of their murdered family members. An army so blood…

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Post by richardfeynman »

mikkupikku wrote: post #44
richardfeynman wrote: post #43

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Do you really expect all of us to defer our judgement and trust in the integrity of the Israeli courts? The knife didn't shove itself into that prisoner's ass. Those soldiers are rapists.

Actually, in this case I expect you to reject common law standards you would otherwise embrace: the right to a fair trial, the presumption of innocence, the writ of habeas corpus, standards of evidence, etc., and instead to rely on your instincts and feelings. It feels nicer for many to think like a medieval peasant than an enlightened liberal when it comes to Israel and the Jews.

Nor am I surprised by your antipathy to Israeli courts, despite the fact that Israel’s courts rank highly on independence and rule-of-law lists, are broadly regarded as independent and capable of delivering fair process. Bodies that effectively vouch for this include Freedom House, global rule-of-law datasets (e.g., the World Bank WGI), and the practical trust reflected in extradition arrangements with other western countries.

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Post by discotop »

richardfeynman wrote: post #49
mikkupikku wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you really expect all of us to defer our judgement and trust in the integrity of the Israeli courts? The knife didn't shove itself into that prisoner's ass. Those soldiers are rapists.

Actually, in this case I expect you to reject common law standards you would otherwise embrace: the right to a fair trial, the presumption of innocence, the writ of habeas corpus, standards of evidence, etc., and instead to rely on your instincts and feelings. It feels nicer for many to think like a medieval peasant than an enlightened liberal when it comes to Israel and the Jews. Nor am I surprised by your antipathy…

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