The Israeli human rights group B’Tselem has published a major new report documenting how the Israeli prison system has become “a network of torture camps,” where physical, psychological and sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners is normalized and routine. The report, titled “Welcome to Hell,” collects the testimony of 55 Palestinians who were detained by Israeli authorities since October 7 and later released, almost all without charges. This comes as a group of U.N. experts condemned the widespread torture of Palestinians and as Israel’s Channel 12 News aired shocking footage of Israeli soldiers sexually abusing a prisoner at the Sde Teiman army base, where thousands of detainees from Gaza are held. Sarit Michaeli, the international advocacy lead for B’Tselem, says the abuse in Israeli prisons is “systemic, ongoing and state-sanctioned,” reflecting the cruelty and thirst for revenge among a growing number of Israelis. “They would like to have a completely open field in terms of what they can do to Palestinians,” says Michaeli.

The Israeli human rights group B’Tselem has published a major new report documenting how the Israeli prison system has become “a network of torture camps,” where physical, psychological and sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners is normalized and routine.

The report, titled “Welcome to Hell,” collects the testimony of 55 Palestinians who were detained by Israeli authorities since October 7 and later released, almost all without charges. This comes as a group of U.N. experts condemned the widespread torture of Palestinians and as Israel’s Channel 12 News aired shocking footage of Israeli soldiers sexually abusing a prisoner at the Sde Teiman army base, where thousands of detainees from Gaza are held.

Sarit Michaeli, the international advocacy lead for B’Tselem, says the abuse in Israeli prisons is “systemic, ongoing and state-sanctioned,” reflecting the cruelty and thirst for revenge among a growing number of Israelis. “They would like to have a completely open field in terms of what they can do to Palestinians,” says Michaeli.

You can find the full report of testimonies here

  • barsoap@lemm.eeEnglish
    1·
    3 months ago

    “No stay where you are in Russia where they are killing and raping you.”

    Why Israel? As far as I can see New York is the real Zion.

    Then it came out Hamas was indeed there. They should just leave them alone, eh?

    What the burned olive trees, cared about for by one Palestinian family for generations, were Hamas?

    • SnowflakeEnglish
      11·
      3 months ago

      You’re worried about olive trees when they kill innocent and kidnap them into torture tunnels? You’re worried about West bank terrorist olive trees? Olive trees are what you’re worried about? While there are still hostages in tunnels you worry about olive trees?

      They should burn every last centuries old as well as sapling olive tree until those people are returned.

      In a video of one protest in the West Bank city of Jenin on the night of July 31, one Palestinian man yelled, “We from the land of Jenin affirm that we are all Hamas,” as he led dozens of people walking through the streets.

      Would you say the olive trees of jenin are Hamas olive trees?

      • barsoap@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        One guy yelled that all are Hamas? When the rest didn’t say anything then obviously it must be true because it’s what you like to believe.