Graffiti by Grafitiyul and Guy Morad critical of women’s organizations which ignored testimony by Israeli women regarding rape and sexual violence during Hamas terrorist attacks 10/7/23, Author Nizzan Cohen (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International).
WARNING: Graphic Images
The BBC in December 2023 confirmed that it had seen and heard credible evidence of the rape and mutilation of women by Hamas during the October 7 attack on Israel [1].
The overwhelming evidence of savagery included cuts, bruises, broken pelvises, and vaginal tears. Victims ranged in age from children and teens to retirees. The majority did not survive.
“[Many victims’ bodies were] found mutilated and bound, with sexual organs brutally attacked, and in some cases, weapons were inserted into them [2A]”.
The Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel has now gathered evidence that there were identical patterns of sexual violence at multiple locations [2B]. Some rapes were committed in front of family and friends, to increase the pain and humiliation of victims and their loved ones. Gang rape followed by murder was not uncommon.
There was never any real doubt that women were targeted by Hamas or that rape was used as a deliberate weapon, with the purpose of terrorizing the civilian population [3]. Compelling and graphic evidence to that effect was presented to a UN session on gender violence [4].
Yet UN Women did not issue its lukewarm response to the attack for 7 weeks. Antisemitism clearly trumped any advocacy on behalf of women. So much for sisterhood.
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[1] BBC, “Israel Gaza: Hamas raped and mutilated women on October 7, BBC hears” by Lucy Williamson, 12/5/23, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67629181.
[2A and 2B] BBC, “Israeli report says Hamas sexual violence ‘systematic and intentional'” by David Gritten, 2/21/24, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68365284.
[3] CNN, “Sheryl Sandberg: Rape should never be used as an act of war” by Catherine Thorbecke, 12/4/23, https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/04/tech/sheryl-sandberg-un-israel-hamas/index.html.
[4] CNN, “What we know about rape and sexual violence inflicted by Hamas during its terror attack on Israel” by Ivana Kottasova, 12/7/23, https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/06/middleeast/rape-sexual-violence-hamas-israel-what-we-know-intl/index.html.
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Hypocrits wearing blind eyes are amongst us.
So right, Marilee.
The hypocrisy of the media never ceases to amaze and anger me. To think that such savagery and butchery would be hidden behind the veil of Jewish hatred is almost inconceivable in 2024. Had the roles been reversed and Israel committed these atrocities against Palestinian women, the entire world would have risen in condemnation of Israel.
It just goes to show that not only is Satan “roaming to and fro in the earth, seeking whom he may devour”, he also has no shortage of puppets doing his bidding.
So right, Ron.
Wie furchtbar, was hier passiert ist. Man kann diese Bilder und Berichte nur mit einem großen Vertrauen in Gott ertragen. LG M.
Ich kann dir nur zustimmen, Marie. LG, A.