How to Show That Israel’s Sexual Violence Against Palestinians Is Systemic — and Has Gone on for Decades
A new report from the Palestinian Feminist Collective highlights the systemic and decades-old practice of sexual violence by Israeli forces against Palestinians in detention. The report compiles accounts of rape, genital beatings, and other forms of abuse, demonstrating a pattern of institutional practice rather than individual misconduct. The findings are supported by witness and survivor testimonies, news coverage, academic research, and reports from human rights groups, including the United Nations, which added Israel to a blacklist of countries committing sexual violence in war zones in May.
- ▪The report documents cases of rape, genital beatings, and other forms of abuse, including the use of bottles, batons, and trained dogs.
- ▪The United Nations has added Israel to a blacklist of countries committing sexual violence in war zones, citing 31 cases of sexual violence perpetrated by Israeli forces against Palestinians in the last two years.
- ▪The report is based on witness and survivor testimonies, news coverage, academic research, and reports from human rights groups, including the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights and B'Tselem.
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_Voices _Voices Support Us _Voices How to Show That Israel’s Sexual Violence Against Palestinians Is Systemic — and Has Gone on for Decades A new report demonstrates the patterns by compiling accounts detailing rape by soldiers using bottles, batons, and other sharp objects — even trained dogs. Share Copy link Share on Facebook Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Natasha Lennard June 30 2026, 7:00 p.m. ET Share Copy link Share on Facebook Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp An undated photo from winter 2023 provided by Breaking The Silence, a whistleblower group of former Israeli soldiers, shows blindfolded Palestinian prisoners captured in the Gaza Strip by Israeli forces and held at a detention facility on the Sde Teiman military…
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