Recent testimonies from the Palestinian Center for Human Rights share shocking stories of Palestinian rape victims released from Israeli detention. The stories are horrifying to read but essential for understanding Zionism and Israeli apartheid.
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) recently released a report documenting the testimonies of Palestinian rape victims who were recently released from Israeli torture camps and returned to Gaza. The testimonies are beyond horrific. They include stories of the repeated rape of women and men, the penetration of victims’ anuses, vaginas, and mouths with human sexual organs, as well as the repeated insertion of items like sticks and bottles, and even the use of dogs trained to sexually penetrate humans.
The testimonies are shocking and nearly impossible to read, but essential for us to understand. Both so that we can honor the victims of Israel’s horrible crimes, but also so we can understand the Israeli mindset that leads to such actions.
“PCHR affirms that the testimonies do not reflect isolated incidents but constitute a systematic policy practiced in the context of the ongoing crime of genocide against more than two million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including thousands of detainees held in prisons and military camps closed to international monitoring bodies, including the International Committee of the Red Cross,” the report reads.
The victims in the PCHR report tell of being photographed and filmed while being raped and while fully naked, with threats of this material being uploaded to social media. The testimonies themselves are extremely graphic and violent. Here are just some brief passages to give you an idea. (more...)
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