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🔍 The Event
A leaked video has ignited fire across Israel - but not the fire of justice.
Instead, outrage has broken out across segments of Israeli society in defense of soldiers accused of sexual abuse against a Palestinian detainee. The footage, reportedly captured inside the notorious Sde Teiman military detention facility, shows soldiers engaged in acts that have been described by international observers as sexual violence and torture.
But what followed has shocked many.
When investigators moved to arrest those allegedly involved, a riot broke out — in protest of the arrests, not the crimes. According to Breaking Points, politicians from the ruling coalition even joined the backlash. Chants defending the accused were heard, and calls for vengeance against the whistleblower emerged.
🧨 Who Leaked the Video?
The source of the leak has now been revealed: Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, the Israeli military’s former legal chief (Military Advocate General). After the leak, she resigned, and later disappeared, leaving what appeared to be a suicide note in her vehicle.
According to The Guardian, her concern was not moral conscience, but the potential of the International Criminal Court (ICC) intervening. Leaking the video may have been a calculated attempt to create the appearance of accountability, forestalling global prosecution of war crimes.
Yet, far from being applauded for transparency, she now faces condemnation from the highest offices - including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said:
“The leak caused enormous damage to the image of the State of Israel and the Israeli army… this may be the most difficult propaganda attack we have faced.”
Not a word condemning the act of rape itself.
🧪 Manufactured Accountability?
Observers note this is not the first instance of such a tactic.
Israel has been known to initiate sham investigations into its own war crimes to create an image of justice being served. The IDF’s handling of cases like the bombing of Al-Ahli Hospital and the death of humanitarian workers from World Central Kitchen were allegedly buried by the very office Yifat once led.
Even now, no charges have been filed against those seen in the video. The accused remain free. Masked. Unrepentant.
🕊️ International Reactions (or Lack Thereof)
Despite the gravity of the crime and the backlash against the leaker, Western media and governments have largely remained silent.
Only isolated reports - from Reuters, The Guardian, and a handful of independent analysts - have covered the incident in depth.
For many, this silence signals a complicity more dangerous than the crime itself. A willingness to protect strategic allies, even at the cost of fundamental human decency.
🧭 What This Moment Reveals
This story is not just about a leaked video.
It is about a civilization’s mask slipping - about a State that claims to be “a light unto nations,” yet burns those it captures in shadow.
And it is about a global public, increasingly aware, increasingly disillusioned, and no longer willing to believe the polished narratives.
“This may be the most difficult propaganda attack since Israel’s founding,” said Netanyahu.
But perhaps the real attack is not propaganda.
Perhaps it is truth, finally cutting through.
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💭 Final Note
More reports may emerge in the days ahead. This article will be updated if further credible testimonies or verified footage surfaces.
Truth remains.
Even when buried.
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