In 2009, reports emerged that the Israeli military had used white phosphorus in #Gaza.
At first, Israel categorically denied these reports. But then @thetimes published the evidence – and Israel was forced to admit: "Yes, phosphorus was used."
Last year, the Israeli military had to change its story about another incident: the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
At first, Israel denied responsibility – and blamed Palestinian militants.
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But then, the international media, the U.N., and the U.S. investigated the incident, and found that an Israeli soldier had killed Abu Akleh while she was wearing a blue press vest.
Israel had no choice but to admit. No soldier has been prosecuted:
Although Israel's armed forces killed 10,556 Palestinians between October 2001 and September 2023, soldiers who kill Palestinians are rarely prosecuted.
As we've seen, prosecutions usually occur when Israel is unable to deny what the soldiers did.
Palestinians are reportedly being raped in Israeli custody.
Israeli forces have a long record of sexually abusing #Palestinians (and others).
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During a massacre in 1948, Israeli forces raped several #Palestinians.
Documents that were previously available in the Israeli state archive mention "3 rapes", including one of a "14-year-old girl".
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But Israel has hidden some of these previously public documents.
In an interview with @haaretzcom, officials admitted that they deliberately concealed documents to protect Israel’s reputation, discredit critics, and prevent Palestinian unrest:
A court in the U.S. recently commuted the sentence of an Israeli diplomat's son.
Why? Because he's joining the Israeli military.
This reveals a lot about the U.S. and Israeli legal systems.
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The Israeli, who lives in Florida, was convicted of intentionally running over a police officer with his motorcycle and causing him incapacitating injuries.
He also has two previous run-ins with the local police:
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But the 19-year-old Israeli told the Florida court:
"I have chosen to serve in the … [Israeli] military. I am looking forward to the … discipline that I will learn".
The CEO of the Israeli Ministry of Defence recently said:
"Many countries in the world are seeing the success of Israel's arms systems in the war [in #Gaza], … and are buying Israeli weapons to defend their [own] citizens".