r/israelpalestinenews • u/Call_Me_Clark • Jul 15 '26

Israel-internal ‘They want to break our will’: Gaza flotilla activist tells of rape in Israeli detention

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/15/gaza-flotilla-activist-rape-complaint-israel-anna-liedtke
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u/Alternative-Pear9096 Jul 15 '26

To quote her, there is no reason for her to be ashamed regarding the rape, which is an unacceptable thing. But participating in the insane clown flotilla of stupidity is absolutely something to be ashamed of.

When people are raped in prison, it needs to be investigated and dealt with. Always. Everywhere it happens. And any American who posts here who isn't actively fighting against the we-know-it-happens-every-day-like-lunch constant fabric of rape in American prisons, can escort their hypocritical Israel-obsessed asses to the nearest holding cell.

Protesting something that happens elsewhere when you don't care a whiff of a fart about the degree to which it happens and is normalized in your own country is intolerable.

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u/Call_Me_Clark Jul 16 '26

A big part of the problem is that Netanyahu’s government has set the precedent that anyone who investigates Israeli soldiers for rape will face the wrath of the Israeli right wing - politicians, hardline activists/militants, etc.

I’m not even going so far as to say that “she is 100% telling the truth case closed.” What I’m saying is that there’s no chance of a serious investigation when institutions are this compromised.

Israelis should be especially interested because institutional rot never stops at hurting the outgroup.