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New Israeli report alleging ‘systematic and intentional rape’ by Hamas relies on debunked Western media reports - The Grayzone (thegrayzone.com)

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The contents of the Israeli Association of Rape Crisis Center’s paper alleging “systematic” Hamas rape derive largely from discredited second-hand testimonies and debunked media reports. Among its most heavily cited sources is a dubious NY Times article that triggered a staff revolt at the paper.

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[+] entropicshart@sh.itjust.works -13 points 8 months ago

I don’t get the point of these arguments; people came across a border and opened fire on any person they saw! Just because they didn’t rape every single one of them as well does not make it any better.

[-] Flumpkin@slrpnk.net 30 points 8 months ago

In order to justify the Genocide you need to completely dehumanize Palestinians. That is the purpose of this propaganda. The same propaganda tactic has been used before.

[-] abuttandahalf@lemmy.ml 7 points 8 months ago

This is incorrect. The Palestinian fighters refrained from attacking Israeli civilians when they were able to. In many cases they did not do any harm to the Israeli civilians they interacted with and we're in fact courteous towards them. They targeted military and police instead. A currently unknown portion of the deaths of israeli civilians on 7/10 was from Israeli fire. Witnesses and available evidence indicate that Israeli infantry, tanks, and helicopters fired indiscriminately at civilians, militants, and homes with occupants. Israel refuses to investigate its forces' acts on 7/10 and destroyed and buried evidence (bombed cars).

[-] camelbeard@lemmy.world -5 points 8 months ago

So those videos that came out right after, like the ones from that festival where all fake? https://youtu.be/APAhJYIhXv4

[-] abuttandahalf@lemmy.ml 12 points 8 months ago

What do you think that video shows? It does not show Palestinian fighters shooting civilians indiscriminately. It does show a scene of the aftermath of israeli fire on its own civilians' vehicles. It does not show Palestinian fighters doing anything outside of their legal rights.