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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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[-] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 41 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Is anyone else seeing these stories the last couple of days and bracing for some horrific evidence of

spoilerThe systematic and intentional rape of Palestinians by Isreali troops and settlers

thats probably like a week from coming out? We know it's all projection, we know they see Palestinians as "human animals", we've seen the contrast between the chipper umharmed Isreali prisoners and the traumatized wraithlike Palestinians that were released during the prisoner exchange. We've seen the piles of bloody body bags in the desert and the reports of organ theft. It's clear which side views the other as human beings and which side does not, howthe fuck are they gonna expect us to believe that akshually Hamas are the rapists, other than just banking on racism?

[-] IbnLemmy@feddit.uk 22 points 1 year ago

I did not upvote this because I'm worried I will be accused of antisemitism

[-] AlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.social 39 points 1 year ago

Not immediately reflexively endorsing every Israeli action in perpetuity is antisemetic, I've reported you to the ICC.

[-] xi_simping@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago
[-] Apollo@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

"Trust us bro"

[-] CptEnder@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yikes lottt of posts ITT not giving lemmy a super great look

[-] ThatFembyWho@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 1 year ago

Blegh every war is a crime. I don't know if there has ever been a war that didn't involve rape. Even the allies in WWII ("a just war") were infamous for that, both in the European and Pacific theaters. So it's not surprising now.

But yes, any Hamas who commit atrocities, may they burn in hell if there is such a place. Same as IDF and settlers who do so.

[-] bartolomeo@suppo.fi 13 points 1 year ago

I'm pretty sure the American troops are still raping people in Japan.

[-] Gabu@lemmy.ml -2 points 1 year ago

Statistically, sure, there must've been rape cases in Japan with american perpetrators. I wouldn't say that's relevant in any way to the discussion, though.

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