The Israeli human rights group B’Tselem has published a major new report documenting how the Israeli prison system has become “a network of torture camps,” where physical, psychological and sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners is normalized and routine.
The report, titled “Welcome to Hell,” collects the testimony of 55 Palestinians who were detained by Israeli authorities since October 7 and later released, almost all without charges. This comes as a group of U.N. experts condemned the widespread torture of Palestinians and as Israel’s Channel 12 News aired shocking footage of Israeli soldiers sexually abusing a prisoner at the Sde Teiman army base, where thousands of detainees from Gaza are held.
Sarit Michaeli, the international advocacy lead for B’Tselem, says the abuse in Israeli prisons is “systemic, ongoing and state-sanctioned,” reflecting the cruelty and thirst for revenge among a growing number of Israelis. “They would like to have a completely open field in terms of what they can do to Palestinians,” says Michaeli.
You can find the full report of testimonies here
Japan certainly has some ugly issues with racism. Many countries do. But comparing that with the treatment of Palestine is absolutely deluded.
Both can be apartheids. I haven’t compared much. Let’s compare.
From 1937–1945, the Japanese military regime may have killed nearly 6 million people, including around half a million Koreans. This estimate includes Koreans who were conscripted into the Japanese army, where over 22,000 were killed.
How do you say with a straight face Japan is not up there with Israel. Must be deluded with goyim hatred am I right?
Ah yes somebody committed a war crime (checks math) 79 years ago. So we can’t criticize Israel.
GTFO
People are actively saying there’s no apartheid in Japan. What are you talking about. They claim to care so much about apartheid states but look in this thread.
Ah yes somebody committed a war crime (checks math) 79 years ago. So we can’t criticize Israel.
This whole Palestine thing also started in 1948 nearly 79 years ago. Thanks for proving the point that none cares about apartheids.
What are you talking about? No one who is pro-palestinian on the basis of humanitarian and anti-genocide grounds are pro-democide when it comes to Imperial Japan. Trying to minimize the crimes against humanity of Israel by saying the crimes against humanity of another nation is worse is completely ridiculous.
The basis of these Japanese crimes stem from Imperialism, dehumanization, and supremacy. All of which are also present in Zionism, only with Settler Colonialism instead of Imperialism.
Democide is not Apartheid, both have particular definitions. Nor do either rely on a death count for their definitions.
In the context of Japan, the US has minimized any discussions about their crimes against humanity since we made them our Allies to extend our hegemony in East Asia. In the context of Israel, we are actively funding the genocide of the native Palestinian people who have been held as prisoner under Apartheid for generations.
My US tax dollars are going towards the wholesale destruction of a people, which I and many others find completely unacceptable. This is why anti-genocide activism is the forefront of many people’s issues with our Administration, and why the Uncommitted movement has so much momentum.
