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New York Times confirms Israel using dogs to rape
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SalamanderSleeps
(1,039 posts)Ben and Donald should go on a hike to the bottom of the ocean.
This belongs to everyone who supports Netanyahu and the Israeli government!!!
This includes members of the US Congress and any American organization and individuals who continue to support Israel and their actions!!!!
THEY ARE ALL COMPLICIT!!!!
Autumn
(49,014 posts)Disgusting.
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BurnDoubt
(1,876 posts)They learned WAY TOO MUCH from the NAZIS.
I believe they should exist in harmony with everyone.
Ive often wondered how it would go down in MAGA-land if our Native Americans went on a pogrom to get their Lands back. They would certainly go full-tilt Palestinian on their asses, just like their ancestors.
Deplorable.
Beringia
(5,603 posts)27 Jun 2024 Israel-Palestinian Territory
Palestinian Territory The Israeli military is using police dogs to systematically attack Palestinian civilians during military operations in the Gaza Strip. The dogs are also used to intimidate, beat, and sexually assault prisoners and detainees in Israeli detention facilities.
Numerous incidents of Israeli forces using large police dogs during military operations in the Strip have been recorded by the Euro-Med Monitor field team, particularly during raids of homes, shelters, and medical facilities.
red dog 1
(33,428 posts)leftstreet
(41,226 posts)Ferrets are Cool
(23,044 posts)Johnny2X2X
(24,406 posts)Its not representative of the religion or of the Israeli population, but the IDF is becoming like the Nazis. I cannot believe this is happening.
They apparently completely misinterpreted Never Again.
RandySF
(85,941 posts)Im not saying it didnt happen but there was no independent verification by the reporter.
Mossfern
(4,757 posts)This is outrageous behavior - beyond outrageous - but before I go storming into my synagogue with this article I'd prefer to know it for a fact. Yes, it could be the modern day equivalent of blood libel. People believed that Jews used the blood of Christian babies in order to make their Passover matzohs - there were many "witnesses" to this too.
RandySF
(85,941 posts)Mossfern
(4,757 posts)Most of the article is NOT by the NY Times - Only a couple of sentences that do not include the graphic descriptions. I certainly do not deny any abuse considering that there may be many far right wing and settlers who are in the IDF.
Any abuse is a shanda.
Attilatheblond
(9,189 posts)To me, that part sounds pretty likely. A force that is fine with shelling hospitals, aid distribution centers, and evacuation routes they ordered people to leave by is probably capable of any abuse and horror.
leftstreet
(41,226 posts)No one in your synagogue is doing this
If you want to go somewhere and demand accountability, try Israel's Parliament, Netanyahu's office, Trump's oval office, The US Congress...
Mossfern
(4,757 posts)To let them know (if indeed this is true) and to protest to Israel as a strong group. Leaders of the Jewish community in the US need to condemn behavior like this loudly. Yes, it's Israel that's responsible for actions of the IDF, but experience has taught me that what Israel does (especially anything negative) is often blamed on American Jews and used as a tool by antisemitic groups.
electric_blue68
(27,200 posts)angrychair
(12,470 posts)I mean IDF soldiers have freely admitted to raping Palestinian prisoners. They literally filmed themselves doing it with uncovered faces. Even bragged about it.
Just plain humans raping humans. Isn't that enough to be upset about and storm your synagogue demanding justice?
Reference:
https://apnews.com/article/israel-gaza-war-palestinians-prison-abuse-b11e5f0639b7fe51c5ea101f4b320f56
questionseverything
(11,936 posts)That you wont believe hundreds of victims and witnesses is past discouraging
cab67
(3,838 posts)Not saying it's untrue, but these claims are extraordinary. The evidence, to me at least, is not.
questionseverything
(11,936 posts)TheRickles
(3,514 posts)Lots of sources and quotes and precedents are cited, and the blood libel comparison is also addressed. Very damning....
PufPuf23
(9,921 posts)>>Blood libel has a specific historical meaning: the medieval antisemitic myth that Jewish people murdered Christian children for use in religious rituals. There is no evidence that this ever happened. It was a murderous fiction used to justify persecution.
But nobody disputes that Israel, a heavily militarised state, deploys violence on a mass scale, or that it has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza alone. Even Israels defenders do not deny that. To be absolutely clear: medieval Jews were not murdering children in ritual sacrifice. Israel, a state armed with one of the worlds most advanced militaries, has objectively killed vast numbers of people.
Yet blood libel is now routinely deployed to smear anyone who speaks out about Israels crimes as antisemitic. Netanyahu has even used the term against political opponents inside Israel itself - including figures who fully supported the genocidal onslaught against Gaza.
questionseverything
(11,936 posts)Why hasnt the Israel government sued?
Heck, Israel soldiers are so disgusted, that they are whistleblowers about this devastating rape shit that is part of sop
heckles65
(632 posts)for the dogs, who are probably brutalized to do this work and are destroyed when they age out.
Comfort, affection, security, they probably never feel once they are separated from their mothers.
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sarisataka
(22,794 posts)Since they are the "chosen" in the context you are referring to.
RandySF
(85,941 posts)AZLD4Candidate
(6,921 posts)RandySF
(85,941 posts)I'm a gentile.
AZLD4Candidate
(6,921 posts)1: If we are subjected to bigotry, lies, mistreatment, or brutalization, we deserve it for some reason.
2: If we fight back, we're wrong and are the aggressor.
Now with Israel, we can use that in nice, political rhetoric instead of saying "the Jews deserve it" or "they Jews are trying to (whatever the conspiracy theory is)."
Pretty soon, I believe the Protocols of the Elders of Zion will become mainstream and "proven" true because of the Rothschilds, Soros, or some other good Jewish whipping boy.
EdmondDantes_
(2,034 posts)But nominally tie it to criticizing Israel rather than being openly antisemitic as cover.
Mossfern
(4,757 posts)I will give you a link or two to get you started. "Chosen" does not mean 'better than.'
Here's a excerpt from one article that explains it.
Am Hanivchar means that we were chosen to engage in a mission. We were chosen by God, and in turn, we chose to partner with God in the mission of the transformation and perfection of humanity. All human beings have an obligation to lead a life of ethical monotheism, which is encapsulated in the covenant that God made with humanity. We refer to that covenant as the Seven Mitzvot Bnei Noach. The Jewish people, by adopting the covenant of the Torah and its 613 mitzvot, not only adopted a change in their lifestyle, but adopted a system and society of perfected ethical monotheism. The Jewish nation does not have its own perfection as the end goal and purpose of the covenant. That covenant demands that we are responsible for the destiny of all of humanity. On the one hand, this is an awesome responsibility, and on the other, it is the greatest opportunity that a human being can have, to be able to work and partner with his Creator.
If you're really interested you can google it - there are several articles regarding this.
I don't come from a particularly religious upbringing, but the concept of Tikkun Olam was instilled in me from a very early age.
It's more of a responsibility than an honor.
BattleRow
(2,676 posts)Theres a wonderful movie,Bee Season,with Juliet Binoche and Richard Gere that touches on this theme,btw
stillspkg
(206 posts)It isn't Jews who are the perpetrators, it's the government of Israel which has, since its inception, refused to form a constitution. A constitution would mean representative government. The government will not let the Palestinians be represented. Therefore, it is s rogue nation that abuses under a cloak of being Jewish when it is not. The Israeli "government does not even represent the Jewish people, much as Trump does not represent the people of the USA.
AZLD4Candidate
(6,921 posts)Coventina
(29,922 posts)I'm not saying it isn't happening, but the thread title is problematic.
TheRickles
(3,514 posts)(it's in the linked Substack article by Owen Jones)
Coventina
(29,922 posts)TheRickles
(3,514 posts)sarisataka
(22,794 posts)When I see a 'babies thrown from incubators' headline I pull out my 100 lb bag of salt.
But it is Israel so traditionally the claim is enough proof, no evidence required. (We still have those here who deny there was any sexual assault on Oct.7 because the only evidence is the claims of the women and eyewitnesses {conveniently forgetting Hamas had filmed some of the assaults})
But lest I be accused of things I haven't said:
I unequivocally condemn all sexual violence regardless of perpetrator or victim. All such criminals should face full justice.
AZLD4Candidate
(6,921 posts)Crowman2009
(3,589 posts)Which means
*We can follow the Nazi genocide playbook with regards to the Palestinians
cer7711
(618 posts)How many documented atrocities must there be before we disinvest from Israel?
Murdering journalists. American citizens, medics, raping, torturing divers people including a certain young woman of international staure.
Enough is enough.
RandySF
(85,941 posts)dem4decades
(14,341 posts)DavidDvorkin
(20,658 posts)sarisataka
(22,794 posts)We have already hit social, racial, cultural and ideological antisemitism, It isn't even hidden behind a veil of Israel but directly identifying "those people" as Untermensch
DavidDvorkin
(20,658 posts)3_Limes
(575 posts)But given the pattern of behavior we've seen from Israel in the last year, I find this completely believable. It fits right in.
quinteroon
(9 posts)You told us!
sarisataka
(22,794 posts)Personal question- What is your favorite kind of pizza?
quinteroon
(9 posts)(But not Comet Pizza...
sarisataka
(22,794 posts)I am a sausage mushroom and onion fan- two out of three ain't bad.
Brother Buzz
(40,355 posts)Serves premade pizza stored in their basement walk-in freezer?
Rob H.
(5,902 posts)or dismissed entirely by Israel's defenders. Looks like "Believe the victims" doesn't apply when those victims are Palestinian.
sarisataka
(22,794 posts)Victim and eyewitness testimony was considered suspect and met with calls of "where is the evidence".
Are those people Hamas defenders?
RandySF
(85,941 posts)sarisataka
(22,794 posts)I have seen a post claiming "no proof" of sexual assault by Hamas. The testimony of the captives who detailed their repeated assaults at the hands of their captors is also routinely ignored.
EdmondDantes_
(2,034 posts)I don't know if the current claims are true. On one hand believe victims and much of Israel's population has said in polling they're okay with killing all Palestinians, on the other hand I have no idea how you'd train a dog to do this and I'd like to believe that it wouldn't be a government policy, but alas history shows us all sorts of people do horrible things.
krawhitham
(5,081 posts)RandySF
(85,941 posts)Rob H.
(5,902 posts)There have been people here defending even Israel's most egregious acts for over two years now, including trying to downplay or outright debunk (unsuccessfully) stories of children being murdered by IDF snipers despite photographic evidence and eyewitness accounts. They've outright ignored IDF soldiers on video killing children, people trying to surrender, and first responders.
The greatest threat to regional stability in the Middle East is Israel. We need to stop sending them money and declare an arms embargo immediately.
sarisataka
(22,794 posts)I am not denying anything done by Israel in my post. I am just asking for acknowledgement that either
we are dealing with two levels of proof- Palestinians are believed at face value where Jews must provide evidence
or the Israeli women were sexually assaulted by Hamas yet were not believed when they told their stories,
Figarosmom
(13,133 posts)Makes me wonder if they've always been like this and this is why others hated them so much?
sarisataka
(22,794 posts)at times have been accused of being an inferior race of humans or even shapeshifting aliens by those who subscribe to such theories.
That, and more, has been used to justify the hate.
Mossfern
(4,757 posts)Whom do you mean by that?
NoMoreRepugs
(12,219 posts)This is beyond my comprehension.
DavidDvorkin
(20,658 posts)You would support the most heinous actions by Islamic nations in response to this unconfirmed bullshit?
3_Limes
(575 posts)Completely consistent with the genocide Israel is currently carrying out.
EdmondDantes_
(2,034 posts)That just leads to ever more brutality.
sarisataka
(22,794 posts)That is pretty broad and can include some very unsavory acts.
Do you really mean anything?
orangecrush
(31,032 posts)Right wing dictators in South America employed this same tactic in the 80's.
How does anyone expect anyone to prove this?
Like they were going to be able to take cellphone videos?
questionseverything
(11,936 posts)Post# 3 has lots of supporting info and its from 2024, none of this is a secret
yellow dahlia
(6,403 posts)Joinfortmill
(21,597 posts)BannonsLiver
(20,834 posts)Soooooo many questions on how all of that would actually work in a practical sense.
1WorldHope
(2,124 posts)When I got home from a trip and had time to read again, I've just seen a couple of angry posts both of the South and now Jews. I just came back from Western NE where they still haven't figured out that the large orange anus used them. But, I was kind of amazed, nearly half the town are immigrants mostly from Mexico, they live and work together, they go to school together and I can't figure out that disconnect. And I've been spending a lot of time thinking about how are we going to heal as a nation instead of further divide. It just seems like we have to go on some kind of a real purposeful quest to make sure that we're good to everybody and not get confused like they want us to be, they being the rich. My libertarian son-in-law very strongly said, that it's never been about race, it's always been about money. I was glad to hear him say this, although I believe there is plenty of racism in the world, but we all have to come together because it's the poor and the working class who have to save this country from the oligarchy. It has gotten real ugly lately with the supreme Court allowing Tennessee and I guess now I can't remember what other state to just eliminate the black representation. I guess we'll find out if this country is truly made up of people just like Trump, or people with common sense who know that hate never wins us anything.
regnaD kciN
(27,694 posts)Big difference.
sarisataka
(22,794 posts)Multiple posts here illustrate that.
Prairie Gates
(8,452 posts)Not bad enough to emulate and celebrate and justify the genocide on the front end, but they gonna act like Holocaust deniers as well?
Fuck's sake.